Book List for My Unit on Fall

My book list for my Unit on Fall is pretty long but I wanted to have a large variety of fiction and nonfiction books that my Kindergartners can explore and read.   

Book List for October Fall Language Arts Unit

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves by Lucille Colandro (2010)

This book is based on the traditional Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly but in this story the Old Lady swallowed leaves that had fallen from a tree.  She continues to swallow more fall related things and the students will have to predict what will happen at the end of the story.

    

Pick A Circle, Gather Squares a Fall Harvest of Shapes by Felicia Sanzari Chernesky (2013)

This book is not just about harvesting crops in the fall but also the colors and shapes that we see around us during this wonderful season.  The illustrations are breathtaking and the students can play I Spy while they read the book. 

Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner (2015)

Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert (2005)

Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert (1988)

Nuts to You! by Lois Ehlert (1993)

Fletcher and the Falling Leaves by Julia Rawlinson (2006)

Leaf Jumpers by Carole Gerber (2004)

We’re Going on a Leaf Hunt by Steve Metzger (2005) Three children go on a leaf adventure naming the trees the leaves come from.  There is rhyming and repetition.  This book would be great for self-selected reading. 

Apple Farmer Annie by Monica Wellington (2001)

The Seasons of Arnold’s Apple Tree by Gail Gibbons (1984)

Books about pumpkins

Patty’s Pumpkin Patch by Teri Sloat (1999)

The Pumpkin Book by Gail Gibbons (1999)

Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman (1992)

Pumpkin Circle: The Story of a Garden by George Levenson (1999)

From Seed to Pumpkin by Wendy Pfeffer (2004)

Seed, Sprout, Pumpkin, Pie by Jill Esbaum (2009) A great nonfiction read aloud about the life cycle of a pumpkin.  Awesome pictures of the stages of a pumpkin and what various pumpkins look like.        

How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? By Margaret McNamara (2007)

It’s Pumpkin Time! By Zoe Hall (1994)

Pumpkin, Pumpkin by Jeanne Titherington (1986)

Pumpkin Jack by Will Hubbell (2000)

The Pumpkin Fair by Eileen Christelow (1997) A bouncy rhyme and delightful artwork bring this pumpkin fair to life.  The students will be able to relate to the young narrator who is excited  to be at the pumpkin fair, where pumpkins of every size are on display.

Books on Hibernation, Migration, and Bears

Goldie and the Three Bears by Diane Stanley (2007) A newer twist on the traditional Goldilocks and the Three Bears.  Goldie knows what she likes and doesn't like.  Goldie is searching for a friend who she can love will all of her heart.  Someone who is kind, not bossy, and has similar interests.     

Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson (2002) The hibernating bear sleeps on as other animals fill his cave to get out of the cold snow.  I am using this book to about talk about verbs.  I have this book memorized after reading it to my now 9 1/2 year old every day for five years.  She was a little obsessed with the book.      

Every Autumn Comes the Bear by Jim Arnosky (1993)

When Winter Comes by Pearl Neuman (1989)

Winter Lullaby by Barbra Seuling (1998)

How and Why Animals Prepare for Winter by Elaine Pascoe (2000) This is a great nonfiction book about how animals get ready for winter and why they have to prepare for winter.  Great photos.       

Hibernation by Margaret Hall (2008)

Sleep, Big Bear, Sleep! By Maureen Wright (2009)

Sleepover with Beatrice and Bear by Monica Carnesi (2014)

Don’t Wake Up the Bear! By Majorie Dennis Murray (2006)

Wake Me in Spring by James Preller (1994)

A Bed for Bear by Clive McFarland (2014)

Bear Has a Story to Tell by Philip C. Stead (2012)

Why Do Bears Sleep All Winter? A Book about Hibernation by Jane Dunden (2006) An excellent nonfiction book about why bears sleep during the winter.

How So Birds Find Their Way? By Roma Gans (1996)

A Bed for The Winter, Level 1 Beginning Reader by Karen Wallace (2000)

Animal Hibernation by Jeanie Mebane (2012)

Why Do Geese Fly South in Winter? A Book about Migration by Kathy Allen (2006) A nonfiction book about why animals migrate and how humans affect migration.

Missouri Conservation magazines

Ranger Rick magazines

National Geographic for Kids magazines