Picture books about autumn that captivate one-year-olds! Recommended reads to make fall more fun
When autumn comes, the time spent enjoying picture books with one-year-olds feels even warmer and cozier, doesn’t it? Encounters with picture books full of seasonal discoveries—colorful trees, the bounty of fall, and how animals are doing—spark the curiosity of one-year-olds more and more.
So here, we’ll introduce picture books you’ll want to read as autumn arrives, perfect for enjoying with one-year-olds.
Find delightful books that make little ones want to point with excitement, and make your autumn read-aloud time extra special!
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Autumn picture books that captivate 1-year-olds! Recommended books that make fall fun (1–10)
Acorns, ton-pororin
This is an adorable picture book I’d recommend for children who love acorns.
The story is simple: acorns fall from a tree, and a bear and a squirrel eat them.
The sounds of the acorns dropping and of the bear and squirrel munching are irresistibly cute—you’ll find yourself wanting to read it aloud like a song.
After reading the book and going for a walk, children might not only look for acorns but also gaze up at the trees, trying to hear the sound of acorns falling.
Let this picture book help you fully savor the fruits of autumn.
Acorn, acorn
This is a story about a mother squirrel who goes out to gather acorns.
With a basket on her back, she heads into the forest and, as she finds acorns, she counts them and puts them in the basket.
There are a few mishaps along the way—she even takes a tumble—but she makes sure to bring back one acorn for each of her four children.
It’s a cute tale that lets you enjoy the changing autumn scenery while appreciating the season’s bounty.
A lovely episode might be born of this—like a child who went acorn gathering coming home with a little souvenir.
Mogura-kun and Autumn
The story features Mole-kun and a young great tit.
When autumn comes, plums fall into their home, and the two of them cook the plums into jam and then make pastries using the jam.
Soon their friends from the forest gather, and it turns into a wonderful time spent together.
Some of you might find it curious that plums are presented as an autumn delicacy.
In fact, this is a Czech tale.
Since plums aren’t very familiar in Japan, many children might wonder, “What do they taste like?”
Picture Books About Autumn That Captivate One-Year-Olds! Recommended Fall Books (11–20)
Sweet potato!
Speaking of autumn, it’s sweet potato digging season.
Many children are probably looking forward to digging up big sweet potatoes, aren’t they? The picture book “Oimo!” is a story centered on sweet potato digging.
After digging up the potatoes with a puppy cheering them on, of course, they enjoy eating them.
The roasted sweet potatoes are illustrated so enticingly that just looking at them will make you hungry.
It’s a perfect read for fall, and reading it before a sweet potato digging event can help boost motivation.
As the weather turns chilly, be sure to read it with your kids.
Toy Cha-Cha-Cha
This is a picture book adaptation—with illustrations—of the beloved children’s song “Omocha no Cha Cha Cha.” A pink teddy bear guides readers through a world where a variety of toys gather, including robots, dinosaurs, and animal dolls! As they play instruments and dance along to the song, a wonderfully cute and charming world unfolds.
The illustrations are bright and pop, filling you with excitement just by looking at them.
Be sure to turn the pages while singing, and enjoy a delightful time with all the toys.
Who’s Not Sleeping?
Perfect for Halloween night too! This is the long-beloved picture book “Nenaiko Dare da” (Who Won’t Go to Bed?).
Many parents may have told their children who won’t sleep, “It’s almost ghost time, you know?” This picture book is exactly a story about a child who won’t go to bed and a ghost.
After 9 p.m., a ghost comes to visit a little girl who still isn’t sleeping.
And then she’s taken away—to the world of ghosts.
What will happen to the girl? It’s scary yet fun, an unforgettable book once you’ve read it, and highly recommended.
Roasted sweet potato, boom!
When the weather starts to get chilly, roasted sweet potatoes begin to appear.
They’re sweet and warm, and eating them makes both kids and adults happy.
In this picture book, the process of becoming a roasted sweet potato is carefully depicted: the potatoes are dug up from the field, they sleep to bring out their sweetness, they’re washed with water until they shine, and then baked in a hot kiln.
The changing expressions on the potatoes throughout the steps are another highlight—cheerful faces, faces that look like they’re patiently enduring—so you can tell at a glance how the potatoes are feeling.
And when they finally become roasted sweet potatoes, the bold “Yakiimo-dooon!” face is sure to get everyone excited!