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Fall & Fall Holiday Books

The age classifications (come from various sources) are meant as a guide to get you started. When the age classifications differ, we went with the earliest age for reading it (or reading it to the child) but some titles may still be enjoyed by a younger or older child. Parents know their children best and should use their judgment.
Other Seasonal/Holiday books: Spring, Summer, Winter
Check out more suggestions from NJ parents & children, top picks from ParenthoodNJ and library picks

Fall/Autumn

Infant & Older

Mouse's First Fall by Lauren Thompson (baby-preschool)
Leaves by David Ezra Stein

Toddlers & Preschoolers

It's Fall! (Celebrate the Seasons) by Linda Glaser
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert (Pre-K to Gr 3)
Leaves! Leaves! Leaves! by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace (Pre-K to Gr 2)
Fall Leaves Fall by Zoe Hall (Pre-K to Gr 1)
Ten Red Apples by Pat Hutchins (Pre-K & older)
One Red Apple by Harriet Ziefert (ages 4-8)

School Age to Pre-Teen

Why Do Leaves Change Color? by Betsy Maestro (ages 5-9)
How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World by Marjorie Priceman (Gr 1-3)

Rosh Hashanah

To learn more about Rosh Hashanah: Introduction to Rosh Hashanah, Judaism 101

Toddlers & Preschoolers

Engineer Ari and the Rosh Hashanah Ride by Deborah Bodin Cohen (Pre-K to Grade 2)

Sukkot

To learn more about Sukkot: My Jewish Learning, Judaism 101

Toddlers & Preschoolers

Sammy Spider's First Sukkot by Sylvia A. Rouss (ages 4-8)

School Age & Pre-Teen

All About Sukkot by Judyth Groner and Madeline Wikler

Halloween

Infants & Older

Dragon's Halloween by Dav Pilkey (ages 3-8)
Goodnight, Goon by Michael Rex (ages 2-5) parody of Goodnight Moon
The Runaway Mummy
by Michael Rex (ages 2-5)
There Was An Old Monster by Rebecca & Adrian Emberley
Boo to You! by Lois Ehlert
Skeleton Hiccups by Margery Cuyler
Sheep Trick or Treat by Nancy Shaw
Trick or Treat! (Baby Looney Tunes) by Peggy Schaefer
Can You Make a Scary Face by Jan Thomas

Toddlers & Preschoolers

Dragon's Halloween by Dav Pilkey (ages 3-8)
Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson
The Scarecrow's Dance by Jane Yolen
Druscilla's Halloween by Sally M. Walker
Fancy Nancy...Halloween or Bust! by Jane O'Connor
Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman
Halloween Night by Marjorie Dennis Murray - Halloween version of The Night Before Christmas
Boo! Made You Jump by Lauren Child (Charlie & Lola series)
Bump in the Night by Edward Hemingway (ages 2-4)
Queen of Halloween by Mary Engelbreit (ages 2-4)
Vunce Upon a Time by J. Otto Seibold & Siobhan Vivian (ages 2-6)
Monsters Don't Eat Broccoli by Barbara Jean Hicks (4-8)
Boo to You by Lois Ehlert (ages 4-8)
J is for Jack-O-Lantern by Denise Brennan Nelson
Night of the Veggie Monster by George McClements
10 Trick-or-Treaters by Janet Schulman (pre-K)
My Monster Mama Loves Me So by Laura Leuck (4-8)
Whooo's Haunting the Teeny Tiny Ghost? by Kay Winters (ages 3-8)

School Age & Pre-Teen

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown by Charles M. Schulz (ages 5-8)
Dear Vampa by Ross Collins
Ghosthunters #3, Ghosthunters & the Totally Moldy Baroness by Cornelia Funke (Ages 6-9) (part of a series)
Magic Tree House #42: A Good Night for Ghosts by Mary Pope Osborne (ages 6-9) (part of a series
Only a Witch Can Fly by Allison McGhee
The Monsterologist: A Memoir in Rhyme by Bobbi Katz
The Last Apprentice Revenge of the Witch by Joseph Delaney - there is a whole Last Apprentice series; NOTE: this is rated for ages 5-8 but some may find the content too gory or scary (check Amazon reviewers' thoughts)
Scary Stories To Tell In the Dark by Alvin Schwartz
Wait Till Helen Comes and The Old Willis Place by Mary Downing Hahn (Grades 4-7) NOTE: some say these are scary stories

Teen & Young Adult

Weird Hauntings, True Tales of Ghostly Places compiled by Joanne Austin
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Nightwood by Patricia Windsor
The Intruders by E.E. Richardson
The Best Ghost Stories Ever edited by Christopher Krovatin
The World's Most Haunted Places by Jeff Belanger

Thanksgiving

Infant & Older

My First Thanksgiving by Tomie dePaola
Five Silly Turkeys by Salina Yoon
Thanksgiving is for Giving Thanks by Margaret Sutherland (toddler-preschool)
Thank You, Thanksgiving by David Milgrim (baby-preschool)

Toddler & Preschooler

10 Fat Turkeys by Tony Johnston
Noodles: I'm No Turkey by Hans Wilhelm (ages 4-8)
Turkey Pox by Laurie Halse Anderson (ages 4-7)
This is the Turkey
by Abby Levine (pre-K to Gr 2)
A Plump and Perky Turkey by Teresa Bateman (pre-K to Gr 2)
I'm a Turkey by Jim Arnosky (ages 4-8)
Turkey Trouble by Wendi Silvano (ages 4-8)
The First Thanksgiving by Nancy J. Skarmeas

School Age & Pre-Teen

...If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620 by Ann McGovern (ages 6 & older)
If You Were at the First Thanksgiving by Anne Kamma (ages 6 & older)
P is for Pilgrim by Carol Crane (grades 3-6)
The Thanksgiving Story by Alice Dalgliesh (ages 5 & older)

Teen & Young Adult

The Mayflower and the Pilgrims' New World by Nathaniel Philbrick (ages 14 & older)

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