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F rom colorful leaves and pumpkin patches to spooky adventures and cozy autumn days, fall is a season full of fun, discovery, and imagination! This month’s Book Corner celebrates the magic of autumn with stories filled with pumpkins, festivals, friendship, adventure, and the beauty of the changing season. Grab a cozy blanket and discover your next fall favorite!
Featuring three (and a half) easy-to-read funny stories full of awesome fall adventures, early readers will giggle their way from fall leaf piles and pumpkin patches to costume escapades and trick-or-treat mix ups! Kitty and the Missing Pumpkins by Paula Harrison Kitty and her friends are shocked when they discover the decorations ripped up and the carved pumpkins missing from the Harvest Festival. The food for the community feast is gone too! Will Kitty and her crew be able to track down everything in time for the festival, or will everything be ruined? The Bellwoods Game by Celia Krampien Ever since Abigail Snook disappeared in the woods years ago, the sixth graders of Fall Hallow have played a mysterious Halloween game. Three children enter the haunted woods and race to ring the bell at its center. Legend says whoever rings it gets a wish— but with the woods seeming to fight back, will they even make it to the bell? Batcat: Cooking Contest! by Meggie Ramm Batcat and Al the Ghost are really enjoying jumping in the leaves and sniffing the delicious fall smells, but their absolutely
favorite part of fall is the Night Festival cooking contest! Al has a recipe he hopes will win this year and Batcat is thrilled when he hears there will be a new eating contest! But what will they do when they find out the three-time winners of the cooking contest are entering too?
YOUTH Celebrate the sights, sounds, and traditions of fall with these books.
Halloween in the Orchard by Phyllis Alsdurf A young boy and his family enjoy pumpkins, apples, hay bales, a petting zoo, and a corn maze as they celebrate at a festive apple orchard. But can they find all the hidden scarecrows?
Summer Green to Autumn Gold: Uncovering
Leaves’ Hidden Colors by Mia Posada The collage-style illustrations and simple text are perfect for introducing children to the science behind the beautiful autumn leaf colors! Full of clear illustrations and simple explanations, parents and children will both love this book! Wonderfall by Michael Hall This collection of short poems is quick and fun to read, and the poems are simple enough that new readers might enjoy taking turns picking their favorite poem to read with their family! TWEENS AND TEENS These autumn reads take teens on journeys filled with friendship, courage, and self-discovery.
Squash & Pumpkin: #SquashGoals by G. G. McQueen
Squash is jealous that Pumpkin is the star of autumn. Squash wants attention too! This year, Squash has #SquashGoals—a whole publicity campaign with social media and public appearances, even merchandise! Will Squash meet her goal or will Pumpkin continue her reign as number one? I’m A Little Pumpkin by Hannah Eliot Set to the tune of “I’m A Little Teapot,” families will love this reimagined fall carol! Pumpkins of all shapes and colors celebrate their favorite parts of fall in this cute board book.
A Great Fall by Ame Dyckman and Mark Teague
Book Corner is provided by librarians at the East Baton Rouge Parish Library. To learn more about the libraries in East Baton Rouge Parish, visit ebrpl.com.
12 OCTOBER 2026 | BRPARENTS.COM
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