OCTOBER BOOK LIST

THE PUMPKIN RUNNER

Nearly all the sheep ranchers in Blue Gum Valley rode horses or drove jeeps to check on their sheep. But Joshua Summerhayes liked to run...with Yellow Dog trailing behind him.

FRANCESCO TIRELLI'S ICE CREAM SHOP

Francesco Tirelli loved to eat gelato from his uncle's cart. So when he moves from Italy to Hungary, Francesco decides to open his own ice cream store.

THE APPLE DOLL

Lizzy loves the big apple tree in her yard more than anything. So when the first day of school comes, she picks a beautiful apple, turns it into a makeshift doll she names Susanna, and takes it along to keep her company.

THE OAK LEAF

A lone autumn leaf falls and flies away on a breeze. It travels up and over the world and down again—where it finally lands on the page of a little girl’s open book and becomes a keepsake.

APPLE PICKING TIME

In the rich, warm colors of autumn, here's a slice of American history as we watch Anna and her extended family help with the town's traditional fall apple harvest.

IN THE MIDDLE OF FALL

Watch the world transform when fall comes! In the middle of fall, it takes only one gust of wind to turn the whole world yellow and red and orange.

THE APPLE PIE THAT PAPA BAKED

These are the apples, juicy and red, that went in the pie, warm and sweet, that Papa baked...for guess who!

RED ARE THE APPLES

Inviting rhymes and the antics of a boy and his pets promise a full day of fun for young readers as they pick out all the luscious fruits and vegetables in a colorful fall garden.

FARMING STRONG ALL YEAR LONG

Six hardworking trucks—with help from brand-new farm vehicles—have work to do in each of the seasons: planting in spring, building a barn in the summer, harvesting in fall, and finally tucking the animals in for a cozy winter.

BRAVE BABY HUMMINGBIRD

This book tells the story of a hummingbird’s early life and how they make their way into the world.

APPLES, APPLES EVERYWHERE!

Autumn is apple harvest time. Come along on a trip to the apple orchard. Find out how apples are picked and stored. Learn which apples are best for munching. But watch out for the apple worms!

HEARTWOOD HOTEL A TRUE HOME - FAMILY READ ALOUD

When Mona the Mouse stumbles across the wondrous world of the Heartwood Hotel in the middle of a storm, she desperately hopes they'll let her stay. As it turns out, Mona is precisely the maid they need at the grandest hotel in Fernwood Forest.

APPLES TO OREGON

When Papa decides to pull up roots and move from Iowa to Oregon, he can’t bear to leave his precious apple trees behind. Or his peaches, plums, grapes, cherries, and pears. Oh, and he takes his family along too.

FALL LEAVES

This luminous picture book puts autumn on display and captures the spirit of change that stays with us long after fall leaves.

IF YOU GO DOWN TO THE WOODS TODAY

Experience the everyday wonder of nature in this first book of poetry, exploring a magical woodland year.

THE GREAT PUMPKIN CONTEST

Mimi and Clara are neighbors. Both cats want to win this fall’s Great Pumpkin Contest. As the competition draws near, Mimi’s pumpkin grows larger...and larger...and LARGER.

JOHNNY APPLESEED

the life of John Chapman, whose distribution of apple seeds and trees across the Midwest made him a legend and left a legacy still enjoyed today.

TRACTOR MAC HARVEST TIME

Tractor Mac loves the fall, but he's just too big for the orchard, where he is stuck harvesting apples that Farmer Bill will make into delicious treats.

TOO MANY PUMPKINS

Rebecca Estelle has hated pumpkins ever since she was a girl when pumpkins were often the only food her family had. When an enormous pumpkin falls off a truck and smashes in her yard, she shovels dirt over the pieces and forgets about them.

SOPHIE'S SQUASH

On a trip to the farmers' market with her parents, Sophie chooses a squash, but instead of letting her mom cook it, she names it Bernice.

HOW TO MAKE AN APPLE PIE

An apple pie is easy to make...if the market is open. But if the market is closed, the world becomes your grocery store.

MINDFUL MR. SLOTH

Sasha has one speed--fast. She loves to do lots of things, all at once, as fast as possible. Mr. Sloth has one speed--slow.

WE GATHER TOGETHER

For many cultures around the world, the fall equinox represents a time to celebrate the harvest and begin collecting and storing crops.

THE SCARECORW'S HAT

Chicken really admires Scarecrow's straw hat. Scarecrow would gladly trade his hat for a walking stick to rest his tired arms. Chicken doesn't have a walking stick to trade—but she knows someone who does.

THE APPLE CAKE

An old woman wants to bake an apple cake. She has everything she needs, except apples. So she sets off to market, taking a basket of plums to trade along the way, just in case...

FROM APPLE TREES, TO CIDER PLEASE!

Grab the wagon, it's a bright autumn day and the trees are full of ripe, red apples! There’s an apple festival underway at the farm and lots of work to do making cider.

THE GRUFFALO

When Mouse takes a stroll through the woods, he meets a fox, an owl, and a snake who all want to eat him! So Mouse invents a gruffalo, a monster with "terrible tusks and terrible claws, terrible teeth, and terrible jaws.

MY LEAF BOOK

When the seasons change, a young girl visits the arboretum to collect fallen leaves and make a book with them.

ADELE & SIMON IN AMERICA

Adèle and her younger brother, Simon, have just arrived in New York City to visit their Aunt Cécile and prepare for a grand train trip around America.

APPLESAUCE DAY

Maria and her family visit an apple orchard and pick apples. Then it's time to turn the apples into applesauce.

I KNOW IT'S AUTUMN

Leaves are falling, geese are flying, and warm coats are -- reluctantly -- being worn to school. That can mean only one thing: It's autumn!

HOW MANY SEEDS IN A PUMPKIN?

"How many seeds are in a pumpkin?" Mr. Tiffin asks his class as they gather around the big, medium, and small pumpkins on his desk.