The Acadia Files: Book Two, Autumn Science

Fall Leaves & Autumn Reads

From pumpkin patches and harvest festivals to quiet, crisp-air adventures, these stories invite readers of all ages to lean into the comforting magic of autumn no matter the climate outside. This comprehensive collection brings together the best fall-themed children’s and YA books to share all season long.

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The Acadia Files

By: Katie Coppens

Illustrated by:
Holly Hatam

ISBN: 9780884486053

Fiction, Chapter Book, 7–9, Science / Nature

The Adventures of Sophie Mouse

By: Poppy Green

Illustrated by:
Jennifer A. Bell

ISBN: 9781481441964

Fiction, Chapter Book, 5–7, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

Amara’s Farm

By: JaNay Brown-Wood

Illustrated by:
Samara Hardy

ISBN: 9781682631652

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Science / Nature

Autumn

By: Gerda Muller

Illustrated by:
Gerda Muller

ISBN: 9780863151910

Fiction, Board Book, 0–3, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

Autumn (Petite Poems)

By: Alexander Posey

Illustrated by:
Paige Pettibon

ISBN: 9781949480580

Nonfiction, Poetry / Stories in Verse, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

Autumn Babies

By: Kathryn O. Galbraith

Illustrated by:
Adela Pons

ISBN: 9781682630662

Fiction, Board Book, 0–3, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

The Autumn Woodland Tea Party

By: Elle Steward

Illustrated by:
Elle Steward

ISBN: 9781952209604

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

Autumnblings

By: Douglas Florian

Illustrated by:
Douglas Florian

ISBN: 9780060092788

Nonfiction, Poetry / Stories in Verse, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

Barn in Fall: Festival Fun on the Farm

By: Chambrae Griffith

Illustrated by:
Taia Morley

ISBN: 9798890192318

Fiction, Board Book, 0–3, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

The Best of Fall

By: Andrea E. Beck

Illustrated by:
Andrea E. Beck

ISBN: 9781965388280

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

Bienvenida, amiga ardilla

By: Daniel Cañas

Illustrated by:
Verónica Aranda

ISBN: 9788410438170

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Spanish

A Blessing for Autumn’s Child

By: Peter Hinckley

Illustrated by:
Peter Hinckley

ISBN: 9781638192718

Fiction, Poetry / Stories in Verse, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

Camilla and the Fall Festival

By: Julie Dillemuth

Illustrated by:
Laura Wood

ISBN: 9781433844805

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Social Emotional Learning

Cemetery Boys

By: Aiden Thomas

ISBN: 9781250792075

Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Occult / Paranormal / Supernatural

Come Fall

By: A.C.E. Bauer

ISBN: 9780375858260

Fiction, Prose, 9–12, Friendships

An Enchantment of Ravens

By: Margaret Rogerson

ISBN: 9781481497596

Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Fantasy

Fake Dates and Mooncakes

By: Sher Lee

ISBN: 9780593569955

Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), LGBTQIA+

A Fall Day for Bear

By: Bonny Becker

Illustrated by:
Kady MacDonald Denton

ISBN: 9781536229493

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

Fall Day, All Day

By: Kari Percival

Illustrated by:
Kari Percival

ISBN: 9780593888629

Nonfiction, Picture Book, 0–3, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

Fall Days with Frog and Toad

By: Arnold Lobel

Illustrated by:
Arnold Lobel

ISBN: 9780063495982

Fiction, Early Reader, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

Fall Feast: Nature’s Harvest

By: Sean Taylor, Alex Morss

Illustrated by:
Cinyee Chiu

ISBN: 9780711278660

Nonfiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

Fall Frolic in the City

By: Cathy Goldberg Fishman

Illustrated by:
Melanie Hall

ISBN: 9781641707268

Fiction, Board Book, 0–3, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

Fall Is for Beginnings

By: Rajani LaRocca

Illustrated by:
Abhi Alwar

ISBN: 9781419777400

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Friendships

Fall is for School

By: Robert Neubecker

Illustrated by:
Robert Neubecker

ISBN: 9781484732540

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, School / Education

Fall Leaves

By: Loretta Holland

Illustrated by:
Elly MacKay

ISBN: 9780544106642

Fiction, Poetry / Stories in Verse, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

The Fall of Whit Rivera

By: Crystal Maldonado

ISBN: 9780823452361

Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Romance

Fall Parade

By: Camelia Kay

Illustrated by:
Allyn Howard

ISBN: 9781949480443

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

Fall Things: How to Draw Books for Kids

By: Alli Koch

Illustrated by:
Alli Koch

ISBN: 9781963183108

Nonfiction, Activity / Novelty, 7–9, How-to / Interactive

Fall—A Seasons Story

By: Kelsey E. Gross

Illustrated by:
Renata Liwska

ISBN: 9781665970303

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

Falling Into You

By: Emma Harrison

ISBN: 9780063513433

Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Romance

Falling Like Leaves

By: Misty Wilson

ISBN: 9781665975193

Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Romance

Fletcher and the Falling Leaves

By: Julia Rawlinson

Illustrated by:
Tiphanie Beeke

ISBN: 9780061573972

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

Froggy: Autumn Antics!

By: Paige Walshe

Illustrated by:
Paige Walshe

ISBN: 9781838743536

Fiction, Graphic Novel, 7–9, Animals

Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn

By: Kenard Pak

Illustrated by:
Kenard Pak

ISBN: 9781627794152

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

Have You Seen My Acorn?

By: DK Ryland

Illustrated by:
DK Ryland

ISBN: 9780593622421

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

Hello, Fall!

By: Deborah Diesen

Illustrated by:
Lucy Fleming

ISBN: 9780374307547

Fiction, Picture Book, 0–3, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

Henri and Miko: Autumn in Bosk Olivette

By: Rebecca Green

Illustrated by:
Rebecca Green

ISBN: 9781774880647

Fiction, Graphic Novel, 3–5, Friendships

Hooray for Fall!

By: Kazuo Iwamura

Illustrated by:
Kazuo Iwamura

ISBN: 9780735845435

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

Horrid

By: Katrina Leno

ISBN: 9780316537193

Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Horror

The House in Poplar Wood

By: K. E. Ormsbee

ISBN: 9781797240244

Fiction, Prose, 9–12, Fantasy

Humpty’s Great Fall

By: Amy Moore

Illustrated by:
Josh Cleland

ISBN: 9781662527968

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Humor

If You Find a Leaf

By: Aimée Sicuro

Illustrated by:
Aimée Sicuro

ISBN: 9780593901588

Fiction, Board Book, 0–3, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

In November

By: Cynthia Rylant

Illustrated by:
Jill Kastner

ISBN: 9780152010768

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

In the Autumn Forest

By: Daniela Kulot; translated by Elisabeth Lauffer

Illustrated by:
Daniela Kulot

ISBN: 9781623546199

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

In the Middle of Fall

By: Kevin Henkes

Illustrated by:
Laura Dronzek

ISBN: 9780062747242

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

It’s Fall!

By: Renée Kurilla

Illustrated by:
Renée Kurilla

ISBN: 9780316363990

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

Kokum, Are These Moose Tracks?

By: Tyna Legault Taylor; translated by Theresa Okimaw-Hall

Illustrated by:
Michelle Dao

ISBN: 9781774921470

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, BIPOC Characters and Creators

The Last Leaf

By: Ali Pye

Illustrated by:
Ali Pye

ISBN: 9798217319237

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

Leaf Jumpers

By: Carole Gerber

Illustrated by:
Leslie Evans

ISBN: 9781580897822

Nonfiction, Board Book, 0–3, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

The Leaf Thief

By: Alice Hemming

Illustrated by:
Nicola Slater

ISBN: 9781728235202

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

Leaves

By: David Ezra Stein

Illustrated by:
David Ezra Stein

ISBN: 9780399246364

Fiction, Picture Book, 0–3, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

Leif and the Fall

By: Allison Sweet Grant, Adam Grant

Illustrated by:
Merrilee Liddiard

ISBN: 9781984815491

Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Social Emotional Learning

Little Red: Autumn on the Farm

By: Will Hillenbrand

Illustrated by:
Will Hillenbrand

ISBN: 9780316571647

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Construction / Transportation

The Little Yellow Leaf

By: Carin Berger

Illustrated by:
Carin Berger

ISBN: 9780061452260

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

Love and Hugs: Fall

By: Tracey Colliston

Illustrated by:
Tracey Colliston

ISBN: 9781915801012

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

Meet November

By: April Martin

Illustrated by:
April Martin

ISBN: 9781464261695

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

Meet October

By: April Martin

Illustrated by:
April Martin

ISBN: 9781464261664

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

Meet September

By: April Martin

Illustrated by:
April Martin

ISBN: 9781464261633

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

Millie Fleur’s Pumpkin Problem

By: Christy Mandin

Illustrated by:
Christy Mandin

ISBN: 9798225041335

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

Mindy Kim and the Mid-Autumn Festival

By: Lyla Lee

Illustrated by:
Dung Ho

ISBN: 9781665935784

Fiction, Chapter Book, 5–7, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

A Mischief of Mice

By: Christie Matheson

Illustrated by:
Christie Matheson

ISBN: 9781728272078

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Animals

Mooncakes

By: Suzanne Walker

Illustrated by:
Wendy Xu

ISBN: 9781549303043

Fiction, Graphic Novel, Teen (12+), LGBTQIA+

Now You Have a Pumpkin Patch

By: Molly McNamara Carter

Illustrated by:
Anna Lazareva-Zubova

ISBN: 9798892662185

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Science / Nature

Oak: The Littlest Leaf Girl

By: Lucy Fleming

Illustrated by:
Lucy Fleming

ISBN: 9781536238822

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Family / Community

Owl’s Fall Feast Fiasco

By: Kristen Remenar

Illustrated by:
Matt Faulkner

ISBN: 9781623543716

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

Pete the Cat: Falling for Autumn

By: James Dean, Kimberly Dean

Illustrated by:
James Dean

ISBN: 9780062868480

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

Practically Magic

By: Jen Calonita

ISBN: 9780063517646

Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Occult / Paranormal / Supernatural

Pumpkin on a Vine

By: David L. Harrison

Illustrated by:
Alice Feagan

ISBN: 9780823461059

Fiction, Early Reader, 3–5, Animals

Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice

By: Katie Cicatelli-Kuc

ISBN: 9781339030753

Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Romance

Pumpkinheads

By: Rainbow Rowell

Illustrated by:
Faith Erin Hicks

ISBN: 9781626721623

Fiction, Graphic Novel, Teen (12+), Friendships

Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf

By: Lois Ehlert

Illustrated by:
Lois Ehlert

ISBN: 9780063286702

Nonfiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Science / Nature

Runaway Pumpkins

By: Teresa Bateman

Illustrated by:
Stephanie Fizer Coleman

ISBN: 9781580896818

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

A Season for Falling

By: Kate O'Shaughnessy

ISBN: 9780063570252

Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Romance

The Shadow in the Moon

By: Christina Matula

Illustrated by:
Pearl Law

ISBN: 9781580897464

Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

Sign the Seasons

By: Kathy MacMillan

Illustrated by:
Ekaterina Ladatko

ISBN: 9798893961812

Nonfiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Non-English Languages

Snow Geese Season

By: Angela Burke Kunkel

Illustrated by:
E. B. Goodale

ISBN: 9780593905722

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Family / Community

Squash & Pumpkin: #SquashGoals

By: G.G. McQueen

Illustrated by:
Michael Slack

ISBN: 9780593805909

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Food / Cooking

Squirrel and Duck’s Autumn Adventure

By: Harriet Stone

Illustrated by:
Moonlie Fong Whittaker

ISBN: 9781805703068

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

Stick Season

By: Cam Higgins

Illustrated by:
Ariel Landy

ISBN: 9798347102181

Fiction, Chapter Book, 5–7, Animals

Strega Nona’s Harvest

By: Tomie dePaola

Illustrated by:
Tomie dePaola

ISBN: 9780399252914

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

Sueño Bay Adventures: Hermit Hill

By: Nancy Deas

Illustrated by:
Mike Deas

ISBN: 9781459831490

Fiction, Graphic Novel, 5–7, Action / Adventure

Sweep

By: Louise Greig

Illustrated by:
Júlia Sardà

ISBN: 9781534439085

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Social Emotional Learning

Trust Fall

By: Lynn Painter

ISBN: 9798347100217

Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Romance

A Very Big Fall

By: Emmy Kastner

Illustrated by:
Emmy Kastner

ISBN: 9780358419457

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

The Very Last Leaf

By: Stef Wade

Illustrated by:
Jennifer Davison

ISBN: 9781684468157

Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

Welcome, Little Squirrel

By: Daniel Cañas

Illustrated by:
Verónica Aranda

ISBN: 9788410438194

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Animals

When Fall Comes

By: Aimée M. Bissonette

Illustrated by:
Erin Hourigan

ISBN: 9781632176097

Fiction, Board Book, 0–3, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

Wiggles & Waddle: Happy Hayride! and other stories

By: Mike Hensel

Illustrated by:
Alicia Teba Godoy

ISBN: 9798890192004

Fiction, Board Book, 0–3, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations

The Wilderness

By: Steve McCarthy

Illustrated by:
Steve McCarthy

ISBN: 9781536231373

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Family / Community

The Wishing Leaf

By: Kallie George

Illustrated by:
Paola Zakimi

ISBN: 9781419772467

Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations