Today is Sept. 21, autumn is here (in the northern hemisphere), and the days will get shorter.
The fall season is full of harvest celebrations giving thanks around the world, and where trees turn color, it’s time for a walk in the woods,
- We Gather Together by Wendy Pfeffer and Linda Bleck
- From ancient cultures to today, harvest festivals are observed around the world. Jewish families celebrate Sukkot, in southern India Pongal is a four day rice festival, Nigerians offer yams to the gods and ancestors as thanks for a good harvest, in Great Britain “corn dollies” traditionally were made to ensure a good crop next year, and in the United States, Thanksgiving is a time for families to gather together and enjoy a big feast. Colorful take us on a delightful worldwide journey. (Picture book)
- Harvest Days by Kate De Palma, Martina Peluso
- Bountiful harvest festivals are a wonderful way for communities to share and give thanks! Twelve different festivals around the world – South Korea, Poland, Bolivia, Ghana, Barbados, Morocco, Liberia, Spain, Iran and Germany, India -Tamil Nadu and Punjab. (Picture book)
- Full of Fall by April Pulley Sayre
- So long summer, days are shorter, nights are longer. Hello yellow. Greetings, gold. Red, be bold.“
- Rhyming text and stunning two-page photos take you on a brilliant walk through the autumn forest, plus info about why trees turn color. (Picture book)
- Fall Walk by Virginia Brimhall Snow
- I went for a walk in the leaves today. They rustled and crunched as I kicked them away.
- The illustrations are exceptional – each page has a different tree and its leaf in fall colors, for twenty four different trees, including oak, birch, aspen, cottonwood, gingko, walnut willow, peach etc. This book encourages kids to learn about the trees in your neighborhood turning lovely fall colors, also how to press leaves and make a leaf rubbing. (Picture book)
