Best Books for Storytime About the Harvest

Display created by my friend Mary Ann...

Toddler Read-Alouds
Acorns Everywhere! by Kevin Sherry
Apples and Pumpkins by Anne Rockwell
Carrot Seed by Crockett Johnson
Duck and Goose Find A Pumpkin by Tad Hills
Every Color Soup by Jorey Hurley (2018)
Handful of Sunshine by Melanie Eclare
It's Harvest Time!  by Jean McElroy
Little Mouse, Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear by Don Wood
Piggies In The Pumpkin Patch by Mary Peterson
Pumpkin Pumpkin by Jeanne Titherington
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert - for the illustrations
Spot's Harvest by Eric Hill
Surprise Garden by Zoe Hall
That Pup!  by Lindsay Barrett George

Preschool Read-Alouds
Apple Pie Tree by Zoe Hall
Carrot in My Pocket by Kitson Flynn
Flora's Surprise by Debi Gliori
Frisky Brisky Hippity Hop by Susan Lurie
Good Job, Oliver by Laurel Molk
Little Apple Goat by Caroline Jayne Church
Little Black Crow by Chris Raschka
Little Red Hen by Barry Downard
Mrs. Fickle's Pickles by Lori Ries
Mrs. McNosh and the Great Big Squash by Sarah Weeks
Muncha Muncha Muncha by Candace Fleming
Mystery Vine by Cathryn Falwell
Pickin' Peas by Margaret Reed
Scarecrow's Hat by Ken Brown - translates well into a flannel story
Ten Seeds by Ruth Brown
Too Many Pumpkins by Linda White

Kindergarten Read-Alouds
And the Good Brown Earth by Kathy Henderson
Grandma Lena's Big Ol' Turnip by Denia Hester
Grandma's Garden by Elaine Moore
Little Scarecrow Boy by Margaret Wise Brown
Little Story About A Big Turnip by Tatiana Zunshine
Ol' Mama Squirrel by David Ezra Stein
One More Acorn by Don Freeman
Rabbit and Squirrel: A Tale of War and Peas by Kara LaReau
Scarecrow by Cynthia Rylant
Scarlette Beane by Karen Wallace
Tale of the Turnip by Brian Alderson
Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens - can be extended, using vegetable props

Flannels, Songs and Story Extensions

Books To Share With Puppets/Props
Pumpkin Cat by Anne Mortimer
That Pup!  by Lindsay Barret George

Flannel Story
Five Little Apples

A-P-P-L-E
I know a fruit that grows on trees
And apple is its name-o
A-P-P-L-E, A-P-P-L-E,
A-P-P-L-E,
And apple is its name-o.

Apple version of "Five Little Monkeys"
Five little apples hanging in a tree,
Teasing Mr. Slinky Worm “You can’t eat me!”
Along comes Slinky Worm as quiet as can be. . .
And . . . CRUNCH!
(Countdown until none are left)

Harvest version of "The Farmer in the Dell"The farmer plants the seeds, the farmer plants the seeds
Heigh-ho, the derry-o
The farmer plants the seeds.

Repeat with:
The sun comes out to shine...
The rain begins to fall...
The seeds begin to grow...
The farmer pulls them up...
And now, we'll eat them up...

Scarecrow version of "Five Green and Speckled Frogs"
Five crows, all shiny and black
Sat upon a scarecrow’s back
Eating some most delicious corn (yum, yum)
Scarecrow winked and shouted, "BOO!"
Scared one crow, and away he flew,
Now there’s just four black shiny crows.

Count down until none are left...

Scarecrow, Scarecrow, What Do You Know?
Scarecrow, Scarecrow,
What do you know?
I guard the seeds so they can grow.

Repeat with:
I see the farmer with his hoe
I keep my eyes out for the crow
I stand up straight as the wind blows
Deep in the night, the white moon glows
I know that soon will come the snow