Autumn picture books are some of my favourites. These books are perfect for preschoolers and primary school-aged children to learn about and celebrate autumn. Find all my autumn children’s book recommendations here. There’s something special about introducing a few new seasonally appropriate books to your child’s bookshelves each season.

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Autumn picture books
If you're looking for a really fun autumn-themed book then this one is pretty perfect. This is a laugh out loud story about the changing seasons that your little one will love. Join squirrel as he sets out on a mission to see who is stealing all the leaves.
This beautiful new picture book is all about one little girl and her favourite things about fall. The pictures are so cute and they perfectly represent everything that we love about this beautiful season.
This is an enchanting seasonal story about a bear who doesn’t want to go to sleep for the autumn/winter. He doesn’t want to miss out on rolling in crunchy leaves, splashing in giant rain puddles or making snow bears. Even the illustrations and colours are perfect for autumn. We love reading this story through the autumn and winter months.
This is an absolutely nutty book about sharing. This book is a really simple story but delivered in a comic way. Sure to delight little ones whilst also teaching the important skill of sharing.
You know how much I enjoy autumn activities for kids so if you want a book filled with them, here is my recommendation. This book has a real nostalgic charm of childhood fun from my own childhood. It is full of ideas for ways to enjoy autumn with kids and includes nature crafts, baking, gardening project. Such a great way to celebrate autumn with kids.
This is a gorgeous book that explores the changing season through the life cycle of a tree. We love the illustrations and the clever cut-out elements add another element to the book that children love. The accompanying text has a lovely rhyming rhythm to it. The illustrations are colourful and perfectly represent the changes that trees undergo throughout the seasons.
This is a gorgeous autumnal book for kids. Filled with beautiful autumn scenes, this book is all about finding your place in the world. A great, lyrical read for families to enjoy this autumn.
This book is simply beautiful. The illustrations are stunning and the story is a really poignant one about love, loos and building connections and memories. I promise if you read this book you will be captivated. Sure to become a classic.
This is a great book for introducing the change in seasons to young kids. Join a young girl as she takes a walk through the forest and town, greeting all the signs of the coming season.
This is a fun rhyming tale of two greedy squirrels that are after the last pine cone in the woods. The illustrations are beautiful and the colour palette is perfect for autumn. It really shows the beauty of forest life in autumn as well as being a laugh out loud read. I like that as well as being funny it teaches children about sharing and friendship.
This is a short book but a good one. It's not often I add kid's reading scheme books in these lists (no more Biff and Chip please!) but this is a lovely book that you can read to little ones and then keep until they are the appropriate reading age to read it.
There's a delightful repetitiveness to the short sentences on each page in this lovely story about Ned the hedgehog looking for a place to hibernate.
This book is part of a series of 4 books, one for each season. I love series like this for kids so that they can learn about the seasons through a familiar character.
In this book, Fletcher is trying to save the trees from losing their leaves. It teaches children not only about autumn but also about acceptance.
Who doesn't love collecting acorns? This book is perfect for reading at this time of year and as well as being simply beautiful it also teaches children about how a tree grows from one tiny acorn.
If you want even more book recommendations for all year round, head here to find all the best children’s books here.
More autumn family resources
- Why not print out my free autumn scavenger hunt printable and take it on your next autumn walk.
- If you still read board books, you’ll love Autumn books for toddlers guide which is packed full of gorgeous ones.
- Want to add a few Halloween picture books to your shelves but don’t nowhere to start finding beautiful and not scary ones? I’ve got you covered with my post on the best The best Halloween picture books.
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