Apple Books

Last year, Raegan posted with some ideas for some good Fall books. I wanted to add a few fun Apples/Fall books I have come across recently.

Piglet's Fall Day
I couldn't find this on Amazon, which means it is a harder book to find. If you can find it in your library, it is a cute little book about Piglet and Fall. My kids have all loved the Pooh series books when little.


The Apple Orchard (A Visit to...) by Patricia J. Murphy
This book is on Amazon, but out of stock right now. This book has full color photographs that explain a visit to the apple orchard. This is a great book if you can't make it to a real orchard. It would also be a great book to read before you visit to introduce concepts and after you visit to reinforce concepts.



Johnny Appleseed
There are many, many versions of the tale of Johnny Appleseed out there. We borrowed two from the library that were both quite different. I noticed several in Brayden's book club order this Fall. I have linked to all Johnny Appleseed Children's books on Amazon so you can browse through and see if there is one that looks best for your child.



Apples and Pumpkins (Stories to Go!) by Anne Rockwell

I think this is my favorite find this Fall. I loved that it combined the apple and pumpkin themes. It goes through fall activities you do with your family.







The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree by Gail Gibbons

Okay, this one is also a favorite. It shows a tree through all seasons of the year. Every so often, a page has a box with extra information. For this reason, it makes it a great book for the younger crowd as well as the older. You can keep it simple or add more info.




Apple Countdown by Joan Holub

This is a fun new book about counting things around the apple farm.

Thanksgiving Books

*Thank You, Thanksgiving by David Milgrim (Great book to talk about being thankful for the little things)

It's Thanksgiving Day! by Mary Packard (level 1, Pre-school, 1st grade)

Over the River: A Turkey's Tale by Derek Anderson

*Plump and Perky Turkey by Teresa Bateman

*Turk and Runt: A Thanksgiving Comedy by Lisa Wheeler

Thanksgiving is Here! by Diane Goode
**The First Thanksgiving by Linda Hayward (Step 2 book, Grades 1-3)

Happy Thanksgiving by Margaret NcNamara (Level 1)

**The Pilgrim's First Thanksgiving by Ann McGovern

**The Very First Thanksgiving Day by Rhonda Gowler Greene

**Thanksgiving Day by Anne Rockwell (lots of info, but appropriate for preschoolers)Thanksgiving Mice! by Bethan Roberts

The Thanksgiving Surprise by Peggy Archer

The Night Before Thanksgiving by Natasha Wing

*'Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving by Dav Pilkey

*Gracias, the Thanksgiving Turkey by Joy Cowley

* One of my favorites

**Lots of factual info in the story

Halloween Books

Looking for a few Halloween books to check out or buy? Check out these titles:
The Night Before Halloween by Natasha Wing
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat! by Lucille Colandro

Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson

Hoodwinked by Arthur Howard

The Hallo-Wiener by Dav Pilkey

Trick or Treat, Smell My Feet by Diane de Groat

The Little Old Lady Who Wasn't Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams

Knock, Knock It's Halloween! by Betty Schwartz
This is a book of Halloween knock-knock jokes. Great for the preschooler with a budding sense of humor.

Today is Halloween by P.K. Hallinan

Say Boo! by Lynda Graham-Barber
The Halloween Play by Felicia Bond
Wee Witches Halloween by Jerry Smath
T-Rex Trick-Or-Treats by Lois G. Grambling
Spooky Night by Tish Rabe
And don't forget Halloween books of your child's favorite characters, like Clifford the Big Red Dog.

Fall Books

In honor of the first day of Fall...

I thought it would be nice to have a list of books about Fall. I like to reserve books online at the library and just go in and pick them up. That way I don't have to spend as much time digging for books about specific topics! Included are books about apples and pumpkins.

These titles will be updated periodically, as we come across more great resources!

A Tree Can Be by Judy Nayer
We're Going on a Leaf Hunt by Steven Metzger
**When Autumn Comes by Robert Maas (uses photographs)
**The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree by Gail Gibbons
One Little, Two Little, Three Little Apples by Matt Ringler
**Up, Up, Up! It's Apple-Picking Time! by Jody Fickes Shapiro
**Apples, Apples, Apples by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace
Sixteen Runaway Pumpkins by Dianne Ochiltree
**Changes by Margorie Allen and Shelley Rotner (uses photographs)
**Picking Apples and Pumpkins by Amy and Richard Hutchings (Uses photographs)
Ten Apples Up on Top by Dr. Seuss

** These books have a good amount of educational information included in the story.

Literature/Literacy Links

Here is a list of links to teach literature and reading skills. This includes things as small and simple as teaching the alphabet:

• Alphabet Soup
• Ed Helper
• Enchanted Learning
• First School Preschool Activities
• Handwriting for Kids
• PBS Parents Reading and Language
• Read 'Em and Leap
• Starfall