Enjoy Autumn Picture Books! A Collection of Ideas to Read with Your 5-Year-Old
Autumn picture books to enjoy with five-year-olds are filled with heartwarming charm.
As the leaves change color and the nights under the moon grow longer, it’s the perfect time for read-aloud sessions.
Through picture books, you can share moments that let you feel the changing seasons and the wonders of nature together—creating precious memories with children.
Here, we introduce autumn picture books that you can enjoy with five-year-olds.
Spending time with rich, seasonally themed picture books is also a wonderful opportunity to nurture children’s imagination.
Enjoy autumn to the fullest while answering their curious “Why?” and “How come?” questions!
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Enjoy Autumn Picture Books! Ideas to Read with 5-Year-Olds (21–30)
Korowan Toko Koro
This is the autumn volume in the Korowan series, “Korowan and Rolling Acorns.” In the story, Korowan goes out to a park in autumn and finds lots of round things scattered on the ground.
A little cat tells him they are acorns.
Korowan then starts searching for all kinds of acorns lying about.
His excitement at discovering new things in autumn is so adorable and heartwarming.
Children who read this picture book will surely want to go to the park to look for nuts themselves.
Pill bug and the perfectly round moon
Let me introduce a heartwarming picture book featuring a tiny pill bug as the hero.
In this story, the pill bug spots a perfectly round moon in the nighttime forest and, with a fluttering heart, musters the courage to set off on an adventure.
Gentle prose and warm illustrations will spark children’s curiosity and imagination.
It’s perfect for reading aloud to kids, and it’s a book that lets both adults and children share in “little courage” and “kind feelings.” Since it’s a nighttime tale, why not read it together with your child before bed?
A Tale of a Moonlit Night
When we think of the moon, we usually picture a rabbit, but the characters in this picture book are mice.
The mice, who lived inside a picture of the moon, long to see the real moon and slip out of the painting.
They spend their time enjoying things they couldn’t do inside the picture, like basking in the sun, but when night falls, they begin to miss the moon in the painting.
The real moon and the moon in the picture each have their own charm—how did the mice feel about them? Please read the picture book to find out.
The Chair of “Please Go Ahead”
Introducing “The Please Chair,” a warm story about animals meeting in a little forest.
One by one, animals come to the “please chair” that a rabbit has set out, and each leaves something behind.
Through gentle illustrations and words, children can feel the importance of sharing and kindness.
When you finish reading, both kids and adults will be inspired to be kind to someone.
It’s a heartwarming book that leaves you feeling cozy.
It also makes a great gift for young children, so be sure to read it together!
The Sports Day at Wacky Mountain
Autumn is sports day season.
The children are surely tingling with nerves and excitement at the chance to show how hard they’ve worked.
Some are looking forward to it, while others feel anxious.
“Henteko Mountain’s Sports Day” is the perfect picture book for times like that.
When Henteko Mountain turns red, a slightly odd sports day begins.
What’s odd about it? Even when the footrace starts, there’s no finish line.
You can choose your own course, and everyone runs however they like.
It portrays a sports day with no winners or losers—just pure fun and freedom.
After reading this book, children might start looking forward to sports day, too.
I’m Acorn, Bo-shi-kun.
Bo-shi, a little acorn, feels a flutter of nervous excitement about how he’ll grow up.
This is the story of that tiny acorn, Bo-shi, as the main character.
As he spends time with friends and in nature, he gradually learns courage, kindness, and other important things.
With its colorful illustrations and rhythmic text, it’s perfect for reading aloud.
This warm, memorable picture book encourages children to feel, “I can do my best, too.” Adults will enjoy it as well, so be sure to read it together with your kids.
Forest Piano
This charming picture book tells a heartwarming story: when a little girl starts playing a tree stump as if it were a piano, the forest animals gather and it turns into a concert.
It’s adorable how the animals follow her lead, imagining leaves and flowers as instruments and playing along.
What kind of music might unfold amid the beautiful autumn scenery? We’d love for children to join the performance with their imaginations.
It’s a wonderful book that’s perfect for this season often called the “autumn of the arts.”