I Know It's Autumn

We've read this book to my daughter the past 4 autumns, and she still loves it. The illustrations are full of warmth and detail, and portray some of the most joyful pleasures of fall in a rural American setting. Particularly interesting is that the family is illustrated as multi-racial, which I think is a nice touch for young readers. The rhyming text is not at all forced or cliche, but is rather creative and almost poetic. We reference this book constantly during the season (every hay ride, camp fire, orchard trip or baking session gets me quoting it!), and it's actually sparked some nice fall traditions for us, like baking pumpkin muffins for breakfast. Definitely one of our favorite fall books (and we have many!).

This is such a great book to use in a classroom when talking about the different seasons. "I Know It's Autumn" would be perfect for children 1st grade and below. The pictures really bring autumn to live with the detail that they have. The book also provides several different types of activities that could only occur in the autumn season. As a future teacher, I suggest that Preschool-1st grade teachers own this book for their classrooms.

After reading I Know It's Autumn, you can't wait till Autumn is here. "The pumpkin muffins," "Leafy trees turn colors-red, gold and brown-," "Yellow mums blooming in the flower beds," "Raking leaves, apple pies"...what a fun story. A must read!

What a warm and cozy book to read to the kids before going back to school. Filled with bright friendly pictures, this book will keep the attention of any child. A fun thing we did was ask the kids how do they know it is Autumn?!