At the Library : Fall Leaves

 

At the Library  this Saturday ! 

We are exploring fall leaves with a great book and easy fast craft. Ever Saturday I spend the morning at our local Library helping kids and adults find books, 

Fallon Favors Fall: A Wonderful Children's Book about Fall 

Looking for a colorful picture book about fall or autumn that features pumpkins, apples, squirrels, and all the fun things associated with the season? Fallon Favors Fall is the children's picture book for you!

Fall is Fallon's favorite season and there's so many reasons why. Through simple engaging text and beautiful friendly and cheerful illustrations, Fallon Favors Fall captures the essence and wonder of fall. Not just autumn-themed, this seasonal picture includes fun facts about fall and is the perfect introduction to autumn for toddlers, preschool and early elementary aged children.

A good fall season picture book featuring a young inviting main character and no specific holidays. After reading, fall may become your child's favorite season too!

Fallon Favors Fall, Winnie Loves Winter and Spencer Knows Spring are beautiful seasonal-themed picture books for the home and the classroom. Best picture books to introduce the winter, spring and fall seasons. Get all three for your season book collection!

My book pick: 

This is a cute story about the season of Fall (or Autumn.) Through simple text and bright colorful illustrations, children will learn why fall is such a nice season. From the colorful leaves to baking pie, there are many nice things. Lovely book!

Our Craft : Leaf People 

Get outside and have some fun with this activity! Finding leaves was the best part for my toddler. If you have some googly eyes, the craft will be even more fun

Book Review: The Roll-Away Pumpkin

 

The Roll-Away Pumpkin 

A wonderful & whimsical autumn tale!

“Marla Little’s pumpkin is rolling away! Can she catch it before it’s gone forever? Readers both young and young at heart will delight in this lovely, whimsical tale.“ –BookBub

Multi-award-winning author and illustrator team delight young readers with a rollicking sequencing story.

When a large pumpkin gets away from its young owner, Marla, an amusing and lighthearted pursuit ensues. As it rolls down country roads, through a farm’s haystacks, past a milkman and his cart, over a stone bridge, through a city’s bistro, and past a butcher shop, readers will enjoy as each subsequent person joins in the young girl’s chase after the runaway, rollaway pumpkin, making for a silly procession that gets even sillier when the group encounters a marching parade. A pleasing ending has the ever-growing group enjoying a cauldron of pumpkin soup.

With stunning illustrations in beautiful muted earthy tones, many small details make each spread a delight in poring over—a dog with little sausages in its mouth, street signs that point “this way” and “that way”, a tiny windmill in the distance, leaves fluttering down on the country road, fresh baguettes stacked up in the baker’s wagon. A wonderfully lilting text is beautifully typeset in a fun and whimsical way, curving along the streets and alleys. A repeated refrain throughout the story adds a fun opportunity for young readers to chant along.

A short and simple story, The Roll-Away Pumpkin is a perfect read-aloud for families and educators of young children, while its highlighted keywords, repetitive language, and predictive nature make it ideal for beginner readers.

Book Review: 

It's a windy day and Marla panics as her giant pumpkin rolls away. She doesn't know how to stop it so she does the next best thing: she chases it all around town alerting the townfolk. Will she save her pumpkin before it crashes or is all lost for dear, sweet Marla? Such a delightful story that is sure to be a bestseller. All ages (including us old adults) will find this story charming. The illustrations are gorgeous and very colorful. Highly recommend!

Library Craft time : 

• Paper plate
• orange paint
• construction paper
• Sponge paint paper plate with orange -let dry. Cut out green leaves and Black face features. Glue on the plate.