Isn’t fall beautiful. The vibrant reds, yellows, oranges, and greens heralding the end of a hot, dry summer. A picture book about fall should be just as beautiful. I’ve compiled a list of some of the best fall picture books that I’m sure you’ll love.
Many of these books we use in our morning book basket to open up our kids minds to the changes that fall brings. Picture books not only expand your children’s imagination, but also their vocabulary.
As I stated in my post 40+ Picture Books About Apples, we get our books from Amazon because we live in the middle of nowhere and by the time I get around to going to town I could have had our books dropped off at our house by UPS way sooner and cheaper than otherwise.
So without further ado….
The Best Childrens Books About Fall
In this book the pictures are as beautiful as fall itself. The reading is like poetry and your kids will love to go out and collect leaves after reading this.
Fletcher and the Falling Leaves by Julia Rawlinson
Your kids will love this charming book. Fletcher’s favorite tree is losing it’s leaves and he doesn’t know why. He’s sad when the tree loses it’s last leaf until the first snow of the season blankets everything in glittering goodness.
Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle
Little Blue Truck isn’t exactly fall related by we absolutely love 
There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves by Lucille Colondro
This one will definitely keep your kids attention. It’s funny and catchy. Just what preschoolers like.
Apples and Pumpkins by Anne Rockwell
A little girl spends the day searching for the perfect pumpkin and apple picking. Our kids wanted to go pumpkin and apple picking after reading this, although we don’t have any pumpkin patches or apple orchards nearby.
Hello, Harvest Moon by Ralph Fletcher
This is one of my all time favorite books about fall. The illustrations are beautiful just like fall and the words are just as beautiful.
This book is completely messed up and so much fun for little ones to point out the mix ups
With pretty pictures and simple sentences, your kindergartner will soon be able to read it to your little ones.
Goodby Summer, Hello Autumn by Kenard Pak
Get ready for your kids to begin to notice all the changes that fall brings after you read this book.
Leaves Fall Down by Lisa Bullard
Help your kids to understand in simple terms why leaves fall down. Be ready to go rake a pile when your done because they’re going to want to go jump in a pile of leaves.
Autumn is Here by Heidi Press Gray
Beautiful images paired with beautiful words. Where can you go wrong with that?
Tap the Magic Tree by Christie Matheson
My kids loved tapping the pages to watch the trees magically change seasons.
The Little Yellow Leaf by Carin Berger
If your child has ever been afraid to try something new this picture book is perfect for them. Little Yellow Leaf is afraid to let go but with the help of a few good friends he’s able to conquer his fear. The vocabulary in this fall picture book is amazing.
Fall is Not Easy by Marty Kelley
With simple sentences and words this tree tells us in a humorous way why fall is harder than all the other seasons. This is a great comparison between the seasons for your kids.
The Fall of Freddie the Leaf by Leo Buscaglia, Ph.D.
This is a gentle allegory of life and death. Your little ones won’t understand the meaning now, but as they get older they’ll remember this story and it’ll mean more to them.
Fall Leaves by Loretta Holland
I can’t say enough for the pictures in this book. If you don’t do any reading of it the pictures alone make you want to sit and look at it.
Count Down to Fall by Fran Hawk
You can’t go wrong with math and science in one book. Help your kids work on their counting skills and to understand the differences in leaves and what leaves belong to which trees.
By the Light of the Harvest Moon by Harriet Ziefert
Beautiful, ethereal, and magical. Light of the Harvest Moon highlights the traditions of fall and what a Harvest Moon is.
Autumn Story (Brambly Hedge) by Jill Barklem
If you love the mice of Brambly Hedge, you’ll love this. This book is full of adventures when Primrose wanders away while daydreaming and gets lost.
The Autumn Visitors by Kerel Hayes
This is a fun book about a family of bears who experience a New England Autumn and all the fun adventures they had such as the county fair, Halloween, and Thanksgiving.
The Scarecrow’s Dance by Jane Yolen
This is a sweet story of a scarecrow who learns he must do his duty after a night of dancing when he wanted to shirk his duties.
Hedgehugs by Steve Wilson and Lucy Tapper
Four Friends in Autumn by Tomie DePaola
This is a tale about friendship and fall where can you go wrong with this one? 4 friends gather together to celebrate fall with a feast, but why is it taking mistress pig so long to come out of the kitchen?
Because of an Acorn by Lola M. Schaeffer and Adam Schaeffer
This is the perfect book to explain the complete life cycle and ecosystem of a tree to your little ones.
The Roll-Away Pumpkin by Junia Wonders
This story reminded me of the Gingerbread Man. Maria Little’s pumpkin is rolling away. As it rolls through town she runs ahead of it and alerts everyone to the oncoming pumpkin.