15 Children's Books About Autumn Leaves

When you think about autumn, what comes to your mind? Is it the beautiful and colorful fall leaves? It is for me! Listed below are 15 children's books about autumn leaves. Fiction and nonfiction books are included. Keep reading to rediscover some old classics and find new favorites. Happy Fall, Ya'll!

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We're Going on a Leaf Hunt by Steve Metzger

🍁Author's Summary: There are lots of beautiful fall leaves to find! Three friends have a big adventure hiking over a mountain and through a forest to collect leaves of all kinds and colors. What will they do with all their leaves at the end of the story? Jump and play in them, of course! With easy rhyming text and fun sound effects, children will delight in this rollicking autumn story.

🍁Title: We're Going on a Leaf Hunt
🍁Author: Steve Metzger
🍁Illustrator: Miki Sakamoto
🍁Publisher: Scholastic

🍁Year Published: 2008
🍁Pages: 32

Leaves by David Ezra Stein

🍁Author's Summary: It's a young bear's first autumn, and the falling leaves surprise him. He tries to put them back on the trees, but it doesn't work. Eventually, he gets sleepy, and burrows into the fallen leaves for a long nap. When he wakes up, it's spring and there are suddenly brand-new leaves all around, welcoming him. Graceful illustrations and a childlike main character offer the perfect way to talk to children about the wonder of the changing seasons.

🍁Title: Leaves
🍁Author: David Ezra Stein
🍁Illustrator: David Ezra Stein
🍁Publisher: Scholastic
🍁Year Published: 2008
🍁Pages: 32

Tree Full of Wonder by Anna Smithers

🍁Author's Summary: Have you ever wondered why trees are important? Why do we need to protect them? Tree Full of Wonder is a vibrant, rhyming, educational and unique picture book showing the unbreakable bond between people and trees.  Kids will fall in love with nature and will become Protectors of the Trees. For children ages 3-8.

🍁Title: Tree Full of Wonder

🍁Author: Anna Smithers

🍁Illustrator: Laura Bontje

🍁Publisher: Orange Lotus Publishing

🍁Year Published: 2021

🍁Pages: 30

Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert

🍁Author's Summary: Fall has come, the wind is gusting, and Leaf Man is on the move. Is he drifting east, over the marsh and ducks and geese? Or is he heading west, above the orchards, prairie meadows, and spotted cows? No one's quite sure, but this much is certain: A Leaf Man's got to go where the wind blows.

🍁Title: Leaf Man

🍁Author: Lois Ehlert

🍁Illustrator: Lois Ehlert

🍁Publisher: Harcourt

🍁Year Published: 2005

🍁Pages: 40

Pete the Cat: Falling for Autumn by James and Kimberly Dean

🍁Authors' Summary: 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. Pete the Cat: Falling for Autumn includes 12 Thanksgiving cards, a fold-out poster, and fun stickers! Share this book with your family—a fun way to connect family members near and far while entertaining kids.

🍁Title: Pete the Cat: Falling for Autumn
🍁Authors: James and Kimberly Dean
🍁Illustrator: James Dean:
🍁Publisher: Harper Collins
🍁Year Published: 2020
🍁Pages: 24

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves by Lucille Colandro

🍁Author's Summary: Get ready to fall over laughing in this autumnal-themed story featuring everyone's favorite old lady! That lovely old lady is ready for her fall comeback! What can you make from leaves, clothes, a pumpkin, and rope? Only this old lady knows the secret! With rhyming text and funny illustrations, this lively version of the classic song will appeal to young readers with every turn of the page--a fun story to get ready for the fall season.

🍁Title: There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves
🍁Author: Lucille Colandro
🍁Illustrator: Jared D. Lee
🍁Publisher: Scholastic
🍁Year Published: 2010
🍁Pages: 32

The Leaf Thief by Alice Hemming

🍁Author's Summary: Squirrel loves counting the leaves on his tree—red leaves, gold leaves, orange, and more. But hold on! One of his leaves is missing! On a quest to find the missing leaf, Squirrel teams up with his good friend Bird to discover who the leaf thief could be among their forest friends. With vibrant art and captivating characters, the magic of autumn is captured beautifully on each page as readers tag along on Squirrel's forest adventure. Is there truly a leaf thief afoot, or is something else going on in Squirrel's forest?

🍁Title: The Leaf Thief
🍁Author: Alice Hemming
🍁Illustrator: Nicola Slater
🍁Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
🍁Year Published: 2021
🍁Pages: 32

Fletcher and the Falling Leaves by Julia Rawlinson

🍁Author's Summary: Fletcher the fox is concerned about nature and wants to understand the changing of the seasons. As the leaves fall from his favorite tree, Fletcher worries that something is terribly wrong. But then winter comes and with it a wonderful surprise. Do you know what it is? Join Fletcher and find out. Young readers will share feelings of wonder and empathy as they curl up with a parent or gather in circle time to enjoy this beautiful picture book.

🍁Title: Fletcher and the Falling Leaves
🍁Author: Julia Rawlinson
🍁Illustrator: Tiphanie Beeke
🍁Publisher: Greenwillow Books
🍁Year Published: 2008
🍁Pages: 32

Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn by Kennard Pak

🍁Author's Summary: As trees sway in the cool breeze, blue jays head south, and leaves change their colors, everyone knows--autumn is on its way! Join a young girl as she takes a walk through the forest and town, greeting all the signs of the coming season. In a series of conversations with every flower and creature and gust of wind, she says goodbye to summer and welcomes autumn.

🍁Title: Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn
🍁Author: Kennard Pak
🍁Illustrator: Kennard Pak
🍁Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
🍁Year Published: 2016
🍁Pages: 32

The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story of Life for All Ages by Leo Buscaglia

🍁Author's Summary: Appropriate for all ages—from toddlers to adults—and featuring beautiful nature photographs throughout, this poignant, thought-provoking story follows Freddie and his companions as their leaves change with the passing seasons and the coming of winter, finally falling to the ground with winter's snow. An inspiring allegory that illustrates the delicate balance between life and death, The Fall of Freddie the Leaf has helped a generation of readers navigate death and dying, grief and bereavement, the passage of time, and the loss of a loved one.

🍁Title: The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story of Life for All Ages
🍁Author: Leo Buscaglia

🍁Publisher: Slack Incorporated

🍁Year Published: 1982

🍁Pages: 32

I Love Fall by Alison Inches

🍁Author's Summary: From woolly scarves and plump orange pumpkins to crunchy leaves and smooth wicker baskets, readers will delight in all the different textures fall has to offer. With simple, rhyming verses and sweet, vibrant illustrations, youngsters can celebrate the season with this touch-and-feel board book that's perfect for small hands.

🍁Title: I Love Fall: A Touch and Feel Board Book
🍁Author: Alison Inches
🍁Illustrator: Hiroe Nakata
🍁Publisher: Little Simon
🍁Year Published: 2009
🍁Pages: 12

The Very Last Leaf by Stef Wade

🍁Author's Summary: Lance Cottonwood is the best and brightest of the leaves, but even the top students on the tree have worries. Can Lance conquer his fear of falling and just let go when the time comes for his final exam, or will he let his worries take over? In this funny and encouraging picture book, best-selling author Stef Wade (A Place for Pluto) tells an engaging story and deftly addresses social and emotional struggles many kids encounter each day...feeling anxious, wanting to be perfect, facing fears, etc. These themes combined with illustrator Jennifer Davison's delightful characters and rich autumnal colors make The Very Last Leaf a perfect book for the start of a new school year, the arrival of autumn, or any period of transition in life.

🍁Title: The Very Last Leaf
🍁Author: Stef Wade
🍁Illustrator: Jennifer Davison
🍁Publisher: Capstone Editions
🍁Year Published: 2020
🍁Pages: 32

Counting on Fall by Lizann Flatt

🍁Author's Summary: As young readers journey into the natural world, they will discover numbers, patterns, shapes ― and much more! ― can be found by observing everyday plants and animals. What if animals and plants knew math, just like you? Would leaves fall in patterns? Would whales enter a race? In Counting on Fall, the first title in the four-book Math in Nature series by award-winning author Lizann Flatt, nature comes to life to help children grasp concepts of number sense and numeration. The engaging “What if?” format of this informational picture book is sure to delight children in Grades K to 2.

🍁Title: Counting on Fall
🍁Author: Lizann Flatt
🍁Illustrator: Ashley Barron
🍁Publisher: OwlKids
🍁Year Published: 2017
🍁Pages: 32

Trees, Leaves, Flowers, and Seeds by DK and the  Smithsonian

🍁Author's Summary: Have you ever wondered which plants eat insects? Or how cacti store water? How about which flowers look like bees? Or where is the tallest tree in the world? If you find yourself seeking the answers to these quirky questions and so many more, then Trees, Leaves, Flowers & Seeds may be the book for you!

🍁Title: Trees, Leaves, Flowers, and Seeds: A Visual Encyclopedia of the Plant Kingdom

🍁Publisher: DK Children

🍁Year Published: 2019

🍁Pages: 192

Why Do Leaves Turn Colors? by Betsy Maestro

🍁Author's Summary: This book includes simple, fun diagrams that help introduce concepts like photosynthesis and the different types of leaves. This book also includes a list of the best spots to view leaves changing color as well as simple activities to do with leaves, like leaf rubbings and leaf pressings.

🍁Title: Why Do Leaves Turn Colors?
🍁Author: Betsy Maestro
🍁Illustrator: Loretta Krupinski
🍁Publisher: HarperCollins
🍁Year Published: 2015
🍁Pages: 32

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