Celebrate autumn with books!
Fall has officially arrived in Chicago! The air is starting to get crisp and the leaves are turning over to their beautiful colors. Autumn is a great time to explore new books as we start to transition into the colder months. Here are some great recommendations for a range of ages that celebrate autumn and Halloween!
Autumn in the Forest
This book is a perfect way to start celebrating the season with your toddler. Explore Autumn in the Forest with lift-the-a-flaps revealing surprises on each page. This book is packed with autumn themed vocabulary as a little chipmunk spends a busy day gathering food for the winter.
The Leaf Thief
Squirrel loves the beautiful colored leaves on his tree, until he realizes that one of his leaves is missing! On a quest to find the missing leaf, Squirrel works with his friend Bird to discover who the leaf thief could be among their forest friends.
Ghost Afraid of The Dark
Boo the Ghost celebrates his first Halloween with all his Monster friends! He is a shy little guy and spends Halloween realizing he is afraid of many things. Throughout the book, Boo learns to be brave with the help of his monster friends! This book will resonate with kids experiencing their own fears of the dark. It provides the message that the power of friendship helps us conquer fears.
Pete the Cat Falling for Autumn
Pete the Cat isn’t sure about the changing of the seasons from summer to autumn. But when he discovers corn mazes, hay rides, and apple picking, Pete realizes there’s so much to enjoy and be thankful for about autumn.
Ten Timid Ghosts
This counting book is for beginning readers and is filled with ghosts, a witch and spooky fun! It’s Halloween, and ten timid ghosts in a haunted house have a problem. There is a mean witch who has moved in and is planning to scare them out. Kiddos can learn to count down from ten to one as each ghost runs from the witch’s silly pranks. When the ghosts gather in the woods, their fear turns to determination and they work together to get their house back.
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves!
The Old Lady has swallowed some leaves, clothes, a pumpkin, and a rope! Welcome the Fall season with funny illustrations and a spin on a classic rhyme!
Stellaluna
Bats aren’t scary and only seen around Halloween. Sweet Stellaluna was knocked from her mother’s body by an attacking owl. Stellaluna lands headfirst in a bird’s nest. This cute baby fruit bat’s world is turned upside down when she is adopted by a family of birds of the nest and adapts to their peculiar bird habits. Will she find her mother again?
The Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat
It’s Halloween in Bear Country! Brother and Sister are excited to go trick-or-treating with all of their friends, but then someone in the group encourages the kids to play a trick and things don’t go as planned!
Peek-a-Flap BOO
Explore the pumpkin patch for little creatures hiding among the pumpkins and choose your favorite costume in the parade. In this book, children will learn about Halloween traditions, like pumpkin carving, trick-or-treating, and costume parties. Readers will also learn interesting facts, such as where the most pumpkins in the U.S. are grown, which country believes black cats are good luck, and what candy corn used to be called.
Dragon’s Halloween
Dragon is so excited for Halloween! He plans to carve a big, scary jack-o’-lantern and create a creepy costume. Unfortunately, Dragon can’t find a big pumpkin, and he can’t decide which costume to wear.