15+ Picture Books About Fall Leaves (Fall Leaf Week)
We’re starting our Fall Leaf Week study, and I’m heading it up with these 15+ Picture Books About Fall Leaves for all your leafy needs! We requested most of these from the library, and they’re going to be perfect as we go on a fun leaf hunt, make beautiful leaf paintings, and so much more!
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Fictional Books About Fall Leaves
The Leaf Thief by Alice Hemming
Squirrel loves counting the leaves on the trees in all their beautiful colors. But when he discovers that one of his leaves has gone missing, he embarks on a journey to find the culprit and track down his leaf.
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We’re Going on a Leaf Hunt by Steve Metzger
Set to the tune of ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt,’ 3 kids head out on a leaf hunt and discover the wonder of the changing season.
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If You Find a Leaf by Aimee Sicuro
In this book, a little girl finds a leaf and dreams about all the things she can create with it. I read this to my son on the day we made silly leaf hair pumpkins to spark his creativity.
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Fletcher and the Falling Leaves by Julia Rawlinson
Fletcher the fox is worried when he sees the leaves falling. He doesn’t understand what’s happening. But winter comes with a sweet surprise for him and helps him understand the changing seasons.
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Leaves by David Ezra Stein
This is a perfect companion to Fletcher and the Falling Leaves. Bear is experiencing his first fall, and when the leaves start falling, he tries to reattach them. Does it work?
Short, simple text for young children.
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The Very Last Leaf by Stef Wade
Lance Cottonwood is a leaf who is anxious about letting go of his tree when it’s time. Soon, he’s the last leaf left. Will he be able to conquer his fears and let go, knowing that something great is coming?
A great fall themed book that address the anxiety that kids often feel about new, unknown situations.
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Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert
Leaf Man blows wherever the wind goes. The illustrations use real leaves to create characters and leaf people. I read this to my son on the day I gave him an ‘invitation to create’ leaf people bin, to help spark his imagination.
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Fall Leaves by Loretta Holland
Beautifully poetic and delightfully illustrated, this book is a dreamy look at the transition from summer into fall.
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Leif and the Fall by Allison Sweet Grant
Similar to ‘The Very Last Leaf,’ in that Leif must be brave and make a choice to drop from the tree when it’s time.
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Autumn Leaves Fall by Amber Hendricks
A cute book about all the woodland animals and how they see fall coming.
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My Leaf Book by Monica Wellington
A sweet book about a girl who brings home a leaf and decides to press it in her leaf book. A good precursor to teaching kids to press leaves and flowers!
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Leaves to My Knees by Ellen Meyer
Camille is determined to rake a pile of leaves all the way up to her knees. This book introduces the math concepts of size comparison and measurement through a fun fall theme.
Rocket’s Leaf Pile by Tad Hills
Rocket and his friends see the colorful leaves falling, so they decide to collect them all and make a beautiful leaf pile!
Oak Leaf by John Sandford
A sweet story featuring an oak leaf who has fallen from his tree and now must make his journey through the world.
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Informational Books About Fall Leaves
Leaves Fall Down: Learning About Autumn Leaves by Lisa Marie Bullard
This book (by the author of Apples, Apples Everywhere) teaches kids why leaves fall and change color through kids’ eyes as they play in the leaves and explore fall.
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Awesome Autumn: All Kinds of Fall Facts and Fun by Bruce Goldstone
This is a true informational text. Each page is full of different kinds of facts, activity suggestions and information. We never read straight through this one, but we do pick and choose different parts to read.
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Fall Leaves: Colorful and Crunchy by Martha H. Rustad
This cute nonfiction text teaches kids about fall leaves in an age-appropriate and fun way. There’s a whole fall series of thee Cloverleaf books!
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Fall Leaves by Erika Shores
A simple informational text about why and how leaves change color. Perfect for early readers to read independently!
Make sure you check out all the fun Fall Leaf Week Activities to go along with these picture books:
Fall Leaf Week
- We’re Going on a Leaf Hunt (free printables!)
- Fall Leaf Paintings
- Leaf Cutting Sensory Bin
- Invitation to Create: Fall Leaf People
- 15+ Picture Books About Fall Leaves (this post)
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