Children's Picture Books

Every autumn a bear shows up behind the farm, and goes through a series of routines before finding a den among the hilltop boulders where he sleeps all winter long.

At bedtime, a sleepy child listens as her mother describes the events of the day, which are illustrated in three-dimensional pictures featuring the child's favorite toys.

A well-to-do little mouse, exploring on her own, experiences both pleasant and frightening adventures before she is safely home again.

Arthur's enjoyment of fall is ruined by the fact that he has to rake the leaves in his yard, but later the situation improves.

While helping their dad run Fred's Fall Color Tours in New England, Jim and Andy think the tourists are pretty silly; then one night the boys experience something which makes them change their minds.

Rhyming text and illustrations celebrate the pleasures of fall, from turning leaves and apple picking to pumpkins and Halloween.

Duck, Cat, and Squirrel, the three animal friends from Pumpkin Soup, are out of salt, a key ingredient of their special recipe. Duck insists upon coming along with Cat and Squirrel on the shopping trip to the city. It's his first visit, and he's a little scared, but he forgets everything when he spots a pepper store. What if they bought a pipkin of pepper to add to the soup?

Elliot the little elephant and his best friend, Mouse, play hide-and-seek during an autumn vacation in the countryside.

Four friends, Missy Cat, Mistress Pig, Master Dog, and Mister Frog, enjoy an autumn dinner party together.

A child describes the growth of a maple tree from seed to sapling

A young squirrel panics when the leaves on his tree change color and fall, but he feels better when his mother tells him about autumn.

As dawn slides into morning, the birds and animals of the garden become excited about Bluejay's allegedly stolen peanuts.

A boy and girl in the autumn woods find an empty nest, a cocoon, gnawed bark, and other signs of unseen animals and their activities.

A child experiences the colors and textures of fall.

What's the best part of fall? Fall leaves! Red leaves, yellow leaves, leaves for crunching, leaves for jumping.

Leads the reader through a bountiful garden in autumn while drawing particular attention to the variety of colors found within it.

Everything is yellow, red, orange. Everything is chilly, frisky, gusty. Everything is changing, turning. It's the middle of Fall. Can you see it? Can you taste it? Can you smell it? Can you imagine it?

Possum awakes one autumn evening and decides to invite his animal friends to a party to celebrate the beautiful harvest moon one last time before the long winter.

Spend the day with Kristy, her family, and two best friends as they pick apples and pumpkins at Battleview Orchards.

A tree tells why, out of all four seasons, autumn is the hardest.

n an urban setting, the story of how a family gets together to cook apples for applesauce. Includes a recipe for applesauce, to help you create your own traditions.

Photographs and simple text present a variety of things seen in the fall

In a simple, evocative conversation with nature, a young girl witnesses how the season changes from summer to autumn.

A picture book about the fall season, centering on Bella, a little girl who has outgrown but does not want to give up her favorite coat made by her grandmother, and how she deals with the inevitable change to something new.

When torrential autumn rains flood her tunnels, Digger manages to escape from these treacherous waters only to face new danger above ground.

Rhyming text and illustrations portray the sights and sounds of autumn, from "rakers, leapers, and corn crop reapers" to "trickers, treaters, and turkey eaters."

After Russ, a five-year-old with Down syndrome, picks a basket of apples and helps his mother and grandmother make a pie, his grandfather invites him into the backyard for a surprise.

In preparation for Halloween night, a family visits Mr. Comstock's farm to pick apples and pumpkins

This story of children celebrating the traditional autumn Moon Festival is based on the author's memories of her childhood in China.

Describes the autumn activities and traditions that November's cooling temperatures bring.

When it snows in October, two friends build a snowman using a pumpkin as its head.

Describes the autumn season, with its animals, rain, cold winds, and harvested food. When read vertically, the first letters of the lines of text spell related words arranged alphabetically, from "acorn" to "zero."

A rhyming celebration of the sights, smells, and sounds of autumn, such as pumpkin muffins, turkey stickers on spelling papers, and piles of raked leaves.

"The autumn wind invites all the creatures of the forest to its Windfall Ball. At the ball, they'll celebrate the end of autumn and the coming of winter with a grand feast.

It is fall in the northern forests of Japan, and a mother and her baby cub are finding food to sustain themselves during their winter hibernation. From a high tree, Baby Bear spies a river, and that evening the two venture down to the water's edge. After several false attempts, Baby Bear finally catches his first salmon and enjoys the results.

Mouse and Minka experience the delights of nature on a windy autumn day.

Jamie plants a pumpkin seed and, after watching it grow, carves it, and saves some seeds to plant in the spring.

Autumn brings the first frost, migrating geese, burning leaves, and a fine harvest.

Members of the Rabbit family visit an apple orchard, where they have fun picking apples and discovering their many uses. Includes a recipe for applesauce, directions for a craft activity, and sayings about apples.

Rebecca Estelle, an old woman who has hated pumpkins ever since she was a girl and her family had nothing else to eat, finds herself with a full crop of them.

An Indian parent and child move through the forest and over a pond as nature passes from fall to winter.

Curious about what fall is like in places that are not always white, Penguin and his friends fly to a pumpkin farm and bring back a surprise for Penguin's brother, Pumpkin, who couldn't come with them.

The love of a mother for her little girl permeates a walk they take together on an autumn day.