Plano Reads: Autumn and Fall
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Plano Reads: Autumn and Fall

It’s time to get into the fall mood with these reads, from babies through teens.

We are constantly adding to the library collection, and here are the newest books celebrating autumn, crunchy leaves, apple cider, pumpkins and the slight decrease in temperature.

You can see these books below, and more, in our “Welcome Fall!” catalog list.

9/23/2020 Update: starting this Saturday, September 26 at 10:30 a.m. on the Plano Public Library Facebook page, we are hosting “Saturday Stories at the Farmstead” in partnership with the Heritage Farmstead Museum! The theme this week is “fall” (just like this list!)

Board Books

Note: Board Books are unavailable for holds requests. To check out this title, you will need to come to a library and grab it from the display. The Catalog link below will show you where the book is available.

Fall = Otoño by Ailie Busby Catalog
Board Book
Follow the children in this book as they discover and explore the unique character of fall, through indoor and outdoor play

Picture Books

Autumn Theme Backpack Request
Theme Backpack, picture books
A backpack full of picture books, music and puzzle for the perfect storytime at home

Dance Like a Leaf by A. J. Irving Request
Easy Collection (picture book)
As her grandmother’s health declines, a young girl begins to take the lead in their cozy shared autumn traditions

Fall with Lily and Milo by Pauline Oud Request
Easy Collection (picture book)
Fall is here! Lily and Milo go exploring in the woods. They see a hedgehog, nuts, apples, mushrooms, and lots of colored leaves. The woods are so pretty in fall! Milo wants to take everything home

Pete the Cat: Falling for Autumn by Kim Dean Request
Easy Collection (picture book)
Realizing how much he appreciates everything the autumn season has to offer, an ever-groovy Pete the Cat participates in corn mazes, hay rides and apple picking

Taking a Walk: Fall in the Country by Sue Tarsky Request
Easy Collection (picture book)
Easy-to-read, cumulative text invites the reader to search the illustrations for animals, flowers, and more, from one harvest moon to ten flying geese, during a walk in the country


Early Readers

Mouse Loves Fall by Lauren Thompson Request
Early Reader Collection
On a crisp autumn day, Mouse and Minka celebrate fall by jumping in a pile of leaves

Poppleton in Fall by Cynthia Rylant Request
Early Reader Collection
Poppleton the pig enjoys the company of geese flying south, buys a new winter coat with the help of his friend Cherry Sue, and tries to order pancakes at the Lion’s Club breakfast

Junior

The Acadia Files: Book Two, Autumn Science by Katie Coppens Request
Junior Fiction
Acadia Greene is at it again. In the summer she used science to figure out who was raiding her blueberry bushes. Now she’s leading a campaign to clean up a local pond; figuring out why leaves change color; learning about time zones and germs; and discovering why we might all be drinking dinosaur pee

Diversión con las hojas de otoño / Fun with Autumn Leaves by Martha Rustad Request
Junior, Spanish
Palabras e ilustraciones divertidas muestran cómo cambian las hojas durante las estaciones / Fun text and charming illustrations show how leaves grow and change throughout the seasons

Diversión con animales en otoño / Fun with Animals in Fall by Martha Rustad Request
Junior, Spanish
Texto y ilustraciones interesantes enseñan a los estudiantes cómo los animales migran e hibernan para prepararse para el invierno / Engaging and informative text and fun illustrations teach readers how animals migrate and hibernate to prepare for winter

Geronimo Stilton: The Phantom Bandit by Geronimo Stilton Request
Junior Fiction
Geronimo visits Cacklefur Castle for a vacation, but a ghostly thief on the grounds is targeting the von Cacklefurs’ special pumpkins

I Pick Fall Pumpkins by Mary Lindeen Request
Junior Non-Fiction
This title explores many aspects of fall pumpkins, describing colors, shapes, and size. Readers will learn to observe the world around them as they see signs of fall, as well as various colors and shapes, occurring in nature


Young Adult

Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell Request
Young Adult, Graphic Novel
Working at a pumpkin patch every autumn, Deja and Josiah plan the ultimate Halloween night to celebrate their last year working together

Hocus Pocus and the All-New Sequel by A. W. Jantha Request
Young Adult, Fiction
Shortly after moving from California to Salem, Massachusetts, Max Dennison finds himself in hot water when he accidentally releases a coven of witches, the Sanderson sisters, from the afterlife. Twenty-five years later, Max and Allison’s seventeen-year-old daughter, Poppy, finds herself face-to-face with the Sanderson sisters in all their sinister glory. When Halloween celebrations don’t quite go as planned, it’s a race against time as Poppy and her friends fight to save her family and all of Salem from the witches’ latest death-defying scheme


Be sure to browse the library catalog online here, and use your library card number and PIN (last four digits of your phone number) to place a hold request. You can also browse our eBook collection through Overdrive and the Libby app.

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