Enjoying Autumn with Your 0-Year-Old! A Special Selection of Picture Books Perfect for Read-Aloud Time
Picture books are an important presence that nurture the heart of a rapidly growing newborn.
As autumn arrives, picture books that gently depict nuts, fallen leaves, and seasonal changes cultivate a baby’s rich sensitivity.
Here, we introduce autumn-themed picture books you can enjoy together with your 0-year-old baby.
Simple picture books with gentle colors and rhythmic words stimulate a baby’s curiosity and create precious time to engage their five senses.
Spend a wonderful autumn with your baby through picture books.
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Enjoying Autumn with 0-Year-Olds! Recommended Picture Books for Read-Aloud (1–10)
I can’t sleep, I can’t sleep, little pumpkin.
With a pumpkin—a taste of autumn—on the cover, this picture book offers a heartwarming exchange between the moon and Mr.
Pumpkin that may just make you smile.
Some children might even want to imitate Mr.
Pumpkin’s repeated phrase, “I can’t sleep, I can’t sleep.” Will Mr.
Pumpkin be able to fall asleep in the end? With the moon’s gentle watchfulness, even little ones who resist bedtime might soon feel drowsy.
The warm illustrations are another charm of this book, so be sure to read it together with your children.
Bakebake leaf
“Bakebake Happa” is a photo picture book that depicts animals using autumn leaves and nuts.
At first, you can only see a part of the animal, and on the next page the whole picture is revealed, so it can be enjoyed like a quiz.
On the pages where only a portion is shown, readers are prompted to blow as if exhaling, so children will surely join in with a big “Fuu!” Seeing that will warm adults’ hearts too, letting everyone share a fun time together.
Please enjoy both the feeling of autumn and the playfulness of fallen leaves with this work.
Speaking of autumn…
“Speaking of Autumn…” is a seasonal picture book you can enjoy like a word-association game.
When you think of autumn, you think of maple leaves; when you think of maple leaves, you think of the color red; when you think of red, you think of red dragonflies… In this way, things that evoke autumn appear one after another.
This book could inspire you to discover more signs of autumn while out on walks.
Little ones can enjoy it as a picture book, and as they grow older they can have fun with it as a quiz, too.
This title is one in a series, with spring, summer, and winter versions as well.
If you like, please enjoy those together as well.
Enjoying Autumn with 0-Year-Olds! Recommended Picture Books for Read-Aloud (11–20)
What are you looking at, Mr. Moon?
We’d like to introduce a bedtime picture book perfect for autumn nights: “Otsukisama, Nani Miteru?” (What Is the Moon Looking At?).
When night falls, the moon appears and somehow follows you wherever you go.
Sometimes you can even see it during the day, and then it’s not yellow but white… This familiar yet mysterious moon for children gently watches over a puppy, a kitten, and a little bird.
And it watches over the child listening to the story, too.
With its round, gentle expression, the moon brings a sense of calm—just the kind of picture book that will help little ones drift off to sleep.
Little Acorn Roller
An adorable picture book based on a nursery rhyme popular in daycare centers and kindergartens, “Donguri Koro-chan.” Round ones, long and thin ones, big ones, little ones—acorns of different colors and shapes all appear and burst into a grand chorus together! They roll with cheerful calls, spring up with a boing, and land on leafy beds—everyone’s playing energetically.
At the end of the book you’ll find sheet music, so you can sing along with the acorns.
A charming volume that’s sure to make autumn acorn gathering even more fun.
Acorn cat
This is a story about a knitted kitty, the one on the cover, who sets off alone on an adventure into the forest.
There, it meets acorns—the very symbol of autumn.
Since this is a photo picture book, you can see real acorns and pine cones.
At the end of the book, there are instructions on how to make the knitted kitty, which is a nice touch if your child likes it and wants to make the same one by hand.
After enjoying a grand adventure, the knitted kitty brings home some acorns as a souvenir for its mother.
Surely, a fun story time awaits at home afterward.
Peekaboo, Halloween!
A perfect autumn book for infants and toddlers: “Halloween Peekaboo!” It’s a lift-the-flap book where felt flaps reveal various Halloween-themed surprises.
The felt pieces themselves are shaped like jack-o’-lanterns and ghosts, so the whole book gives off a festive Halloween vibe.
The illustrations are adorable, making it enjoyable without being scary for little ones.
Plus, there’s a special surprise on the last page! If it’s your first time celebrating Halloween, this book is a great way to share the fun atmosphere.