Sweep

Author: Louise Greig Illustrator: Julia Sarda It was the lovely illustrations and the cover of this book that first caught our eye. We were looking for books about Autumn and nature but that isn’t really what this book is about at all. The book is all about feelings and emotions. The main character, a boy

The Christmas Pine 🎄

Author: Julia Donaldson Illustrator: Victoria Sandøy Told from the perspective of the tree, the story begins with a little pine tree, growing in a snowy wood in Norway. This little tree is actually a very important tree – one day it will become the huge Christmas tree which is displayed in Trafalgar Square in London.

The Polar Express

By Chris Van Allsburg The book tells the story of Christmas Eve and a boy’s journey on a very special train, the Polar Express. He travels all the way to the North Pole to visit Santa and receive a special gift. He could choose anything in the world, but instead of a huge expensive toy

A Christmas Carrot

Author: Stephanie Moss Illustrator: Hannah Wood This picture book appeared in little brother’s Christmas stocking on Christmas morning. It is part of the Aldi Kevin the Carrot range from the Christmas TV adverts. It is a funny picture book version of the famous story, a Christmas Carol, written by Charles Dickens. The story has cleverly

The Night Before the Night Before Christmas

Author: Kes Gray Illustrator: Claire Powell This is a funny picture book which is a great choice for the 23rd December (the night before the night before Christmas) or any time near Christmas! It is based around the traditional Christmas Eve poem, The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore . We have a copy

The Christmas Eve Tree

Author: Delia Huddy Illustrator: Emily Sutton This simple story is a good choice for Christmas time. It is not the usually jolly Christmas story, It has an important message. While lots of people are looking forward to presents and time with family, there are some people out in the world who are not able to

Leaf Man

Author: Lois Ehlert This is another lovely book to read in the Autumn to young children (0-5 years). This colourful picture book tells the story of a man made of leaves who blows away. We follow his journey as he travels wherever the wind may takes him. The book shows you the places he visits

We’re Going on a Leaf Hunt 🍃🍁🍂

Author: Steve Metzger Illustrator: Miki Sakamoto This is a fun picture book for young nature loving children. Based on the well-known song, instead of going on a bear hunt, the three friends in this book are going on an adventure to find lots of different beautiful Autumn leaves. The book teaches young children different colours

The Very Helpful Hedgehog

Author & illustrator: Rosie Wellesley Little brother’s holiday homework was to enjoy some stories about Autumn. We searched the bookshelf for picture books that made us think of Autumn & this one is perfect. It is a lovely and funny story about friendship and helping each other. The main character is a slightly grumpy hedgehog

Pumpkin Soup 🎃

By Helen Cooper This is a lovely picture book to enjoy at Autumn time. The story is about three friends: Cat, Duck and Squirrel. They live in a little old white cabin and have their own pumpkin patch in the garden. Every day the animals work together to make the perfect pumpkin soup. Each animal