Fall is the perfect time for toddlers and preschoolers to hear about leaves and trees. For an art project, make simple leaf rubbings. Or, make one of the crafts listed here: 25 Fall Leaf Crafts for Preschoolers (playideas.com).
Carlisle, Emma. What Do You See When You Look at a Tree? This rhyming story describes how complex trees are and invites children to look at them differently.
Grant, Allison Sweet. Leif and the Fall. Leif the leaf is afraid to fall off the tree, but is helped by others to make the leap.
Griffin, Molly Beth. The Big Leaf Leap. A young girl gets the neighborhood kids to help her make a huge pile of leaves.
Hills, Tad. Rocket’s Leaf Pile. Rocket the dog and his animal friends explore leaves in their neighborhood.
Kastner, Emmy. A Very Big Fall. Three different leaves react to changing color and perhaps falling to the ground.
Kurilla, Renee. It’s Fall! In this rhyming story, a diverse group of children rake leaves and do other autumn activities.
Lemniscates. Leaves. This simple but poetic informational book describes trees and leaves.
Miklos, John. One Leaf, Two Leaves, Count with Me! This rhyming counting story describes a year in the life of a tree.
Williams, Karen Lynn. Bear Helps the Forest (Maybe You Help, Too). After he awakes from hibernation, a young bear wonders where all the leaves have gone in this story with repetition.
Ziefert. Be Thankful for Trees. The many amazing things trees do for people (and animals) are celebrated in the rhyming tale.
Zimmerman, Andrea G. If I Were a Tree. A family explores all parts of a huge tree, using a rhyming text.
Please see our previous outline for Leaves and Trees Storytime here: Leaves and Trees Storytime Ideas-Revised (bayviews.org).
Penny Peck, SJSU iSchool