It’s fall! Time to think about apple picking and visiting the farm. It’s exciting to go to new places and try new things. These books will prepare young ones for autumn adventures.
Board Books
“Our Favorite Apples”
by Grace Lin
Manny, Olivia and Mei go apple picking and sort their red, green and yellow apples by color. But then they find an apple that’s all three colors. What should they do?
“Your Farm”
by Jon Klassen
With a minimal tableau of familiar objects and a gentle rhythm suited for reading aloud, a farm and all its items — a horse and its hay, a truck, a stool, a fence — are assembled, ending with bedtime as the sun goes down.
Picture Books
“Outdoor Farm, Indoor Farm”
by Lindsay H. Metcalf
Discover how both outdoor and indoor farms sustainably grow the food we eat throughout the year in this vibrant, rhyming picture book.
“Mine!”
by Candace Fleming
A group of forest animals vie for the same delicious red apple that is just about to drop.
“E – I – UFO: Old MacDonald Had a Farm”
by Zack Von Zonk
When a spaceship visits Old MacDonald’s farm, chaos ensues as the farm animals make a mess of Old MacMartian’s vessel.
“Thank a Farmer”
by Maria Gianferrari
Bread, milk, wool, fruits and vegetables: things that fill our day-to-day lives. But where, and who, do they come from? Across wheat fields and city rooftop gardens, mushroom beds and maple forests, “Thank a Farmer” traces the food and clothing that a family uses back to the people who harvested and created them.
“Cows and Sheep and Chicks That Cheep: Farm Poems”
by Douglas Florian
This book of picture book poetry puts a delightfully fresh and funny spin on farm life.
“Little Red, Autumn on the Farm”
by Will Hillenbrand
Katie and her truck Little Red help fellow vehicles during a fall harvest festival.
“Amara’s Farm”
by JaNay Brown-Wood
There are many plants on Amara’s farm, but today is the day she looks for her pumpkins.
“Miss MacDonald Has a Farm”
by Kalee Gwarjanski
In this female-forward spin on the traditional children’s song, readers meet Miss MacDonald on her vegetable farm and learn about gardening, seasons, plant-based meals and local produce.
