By the Southern Schoolhouse
It’s so helpful to have all the new school year picture books gathered in one place! This saves you time browsing for titles that fit perfectly from the start of school through fall. We’ll continue sharing curated book lists throughout the entire school year. Our hope is that this saves you time and lets you focus on everything else that comes with kicking off a great school year.
September Picture Books:

- September Is My Month: A Picture Book Of Read-Aloud Rhymes
- Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn
- The Leaf Thief
- September Roses
- The Girl Who Never Makes Mistakes
- This Very Tree: A Story of 9/11, Resilience, and Regrowth
- Pete the Cat, Falling for Autumn
- There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves
- Labor Day Adventure book for Kids
- Things Kids Should Know About Labor Day
October Picture Books:
- The Scarecrow
- Little Blue Truck’s Halloween
- Pumpkin Jack
- The Gruffalo
- The Spooky Wheels on the Bus
- Too Many Pumpkins
- After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again)
- Big Pumpkin
- It’s Pumpkin Day, Mouse!
- Creepy Carrots
- The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky
- Sophie’s Squash
- Fancy Nancy and the Fall Foliage

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