Apple Books for Kids
This list features our family’s favorite apple-themed books for autumn! These are books we reach for each September to celebrate apple season.
Why read Apple-themed books?
Apples are a wonderful way to celebrate the rhythms of fall. These stories help children connect with nature and learn about the life cycle of apples, from blossom to harvest. Whether you go apple picking or buy apples at the store, books help kids understand the changing seasons and the activities that come with them.
Storing seasonal books
I keep our autumn books tucked away until the season arrives. With limited space, I own only a few favorites and rely on the library for the rest. I recommend placing library holds a couple of weeks in advance for seasonal books, especially for popular titles. While I’ve linked the titles below on Amazon for convenience, I usually check our library first, and this year I’ve only purchased used copies through ThriftBooks or eBay. If your library doesn’t have a book you’re looking for, you can submit it as a purchase suggestion, and in my experience, every book I’ve recommended so far has been added to their collection.
Other book lists for Autumn
Apple Book List
The Apple Cake
An old woman wants to make an apple cake but doesn’t have any apples. This heartwarming story follows her as she goes out to find apples and spreads kindness along the way, meeting people, making trades, and creating circle of generosity. And in the back of the book, you’ll find an apple cake recipe!
Apples, Apples, Apples
A delightful book that my daughter loves to read every year! The family in this story go apple picking, learn about apples, and they each make something with apples when they get home. This book also includes a song and an apple sauce recipe!
Apple Picking Time
A beautifully written story that follows Anna and her family as they take part in the town’s fall apple harvest. Beyond its warm autumnal charm, this book thoughtfully portrays life in a rural community where the harvest is an important economic activity for Anna’s family and the town, showing how everyone comes together to contribute and participate.
Up, Up, Up! It’s Apple-Picking Time
A charming story set in a family-run apple orchard. This book captures the joy of apple picking and celebrates the sights, smells, and flavors of fresh apples.
Apple Farmer Annie
Follow Annie, a busy apple farmer, as she picks and sorts her apples, makes cider and bakes, and then sells her apples at the farmers’ market. Bonus: there’s a few recipes in the back of the book!
Apples Here!
With warm illustrations and simple, rhythmic text, it’s perfect for introducing children to the joys of the apple season. I also appreciate the diversity of the people depicted in this story.
How Do Apples Grow?
A simple board book all about the life cycle of apples: from seed to harvest, learn about all the parts of an apple and how they grow!
Bake an Apple Pie
An adorable book about surprising grandma with an apple pie! My daughter has enjoyed this book from toddler age to kindergarten!
Apple Picking Day!
A simple rhyming book about going apple picking!
How Do Apples Grow?
A very informative and descriptive book on the life cycle of apples. Some of the vocabulary in this book is advanced, so I recommend it for ages 6 and up.