We made it through the long, hot summer. Bring on cooler weather, campfires, pumpkin picking, and these fun stories all about autumn! There’s so much to love about this time of year, especially cuddling up and reading with your family. So “fall” into a good book!

YOUTH

Little ones love to jump into a pile of leaves and read about them, too!

The Very Last Leaf by Stef Wade

Lance Cottonwood is the brightest in his class, but he is afraid to fall like the rest of the leaves. What will he do when it is his turn for his final exam?

Leif and the Fall by Allison Grant

Leif is a worried little leaf that is afraid to fall with all the other leaves. He is determined to find a different way down, even constructing a parachute to soften his landing on the ground. What will Leif do when a gust of wind pulls him from

the branch?

Pinny in Fall by Joanne Schwartz

Pinny packs her sweater, a snack, and her treasure pouch before setting out on an adventure on a crisp fall day. What adventures does Pinny find while out on her walk?

Experienced readers will enjoy this enchanting chapter book!

Autumn’s Secret Gift by Elise Allen

Autumn and her sisters, Winter, Spring, and Summer, are responsible for the magical turn of the seasons in Mother Nature’s realm. However, Autumn has lost a special gift that Mother Nature gave to her, and her sisters must help her find it.

Check out this graphic novel about two friends’ fall adventure!

Shirley & Jamila’s

Big Fall by Gillian Goerz

Shirley and Jamila start a new school in the fall, and everything is going great until they begin a new assignment: they must stop the school bully, Chuck Milton, from becoming school president!

Explore the science of fall and the power of poetry in these non-fiction titles.

Summer Green to Autumn

Gold: Uncovering Leaves’

Hidden Colors by Mia Posada

Learn all about why leaves change their colors in the fall, with an explanation about the different colors and the science behind them.

Theme in Yellow: A Classic

Ode to Autumn by Carl Sandburg

Discover the magic of poetry in Theme in Yellow, an illustrated adaptation of Carl Sandburg’s poem, “Ode to Autumn.” Delight in the spooky sights and sounds of the changing season, learn more about poetry, and try writing poems of your own!

TWEENS AND TEENS

Your teens won’t be able to put down these spooktacular stories!

Nightmares! by Jason Segal

and Kirsten Miller

Twelve-year-old Charlie and his friends must stop nightmares from taking over their town before it’s too late.

Small Spaces by Katherine Arden

After Ollie’s school bus mysteriously breaks down on a field trip, she takes a trip through the scary woods. She must use all her wits to survive.

The Okay Witch by Emma Steinkellner

When 13-year-old Moth Hush learns she comes from a long line of witches, she unlocks a hidden witch world, where secrets from generations past unravel and threaten her family.