September Read Aloud Books for Preschoolers and Toddlers

Looking for some great September picture books? Here’s a fun September Read Aloud Books list to read with your preschoolers and toddlers this month.

There are so many adorable picture books for fall. For our September Book list, we’ve gathered our favorite books that help us celebrate the beginning of school with letters and numbers and then the approaching change in season and apple and leaves. Plus we snuck in Talk Like a Pirate Day.

September Books to Read

There are several children’s books that are our favorite for the Month of September so below I’m sharing them by theme with you. These September Read Aloud Books are sure to be so much fun as you check them out from your library or grab them online using the Amazon links provided when you click on the image or title.

The Night Before Preschool by Natasha Wing

It’s the night before preschool, and a little boy named Billy is so nervous he can’t fall asleep. The friends he makes the next day at school give him a reason not to sleep the next night, either: he’s too excited about going back! The book’s simple rhyming text and sweet illustrations will soothe any child’s fears about the first day of school. You can purchase here on Amazon 

 

Mouse’s First Day of School by Lauren Thompson 

One bright morning, Mouse discovers a whole new world.
There are colors to paint with:
red, yellow, blue
and letters to spell with:
A B C
and best of all, new friends to play with!
Wherever could they be?

You can read more about this book here 

 

Bad Apple: A Tale of Friendship by Edward Hemingway

It takes a firm apple to stand up to bullies.

When Mac, an apple, meets Will, a worm, they become fast friends, teaching each other games and even finishing each other’s sentences. But apples aren’t supposed to like worms, and Mac gets called “rotten” and “bad apple.” At first, Mac doesn’t know what to do—it’s never easy standing up to bullies—but after a lonely day without Will, Mac decides he’d rather be a bad apple with Will than a sad apple without. You can read more about this book here

 

Leaves Board book by David Ezra Stein 

This simple, charming story of a young bear’s first autumn is perfectly suited to board book format. Bear is surprised when the leaves start falling off the trees, but when he tries to reattach them, it doesn’t work. Eventually, he gets sleepy, and burrows into the fallen leaves for a long nap. When he wakes up, it’s spring-and there are suddenly brand-new leaves all around, seeming to welcome him.

With its childlike main character and graceful illustrations, Leaves is a great way to teach the youngest children about the changing seasons. You can learn more about this board book here 

 

In the Middle of Fall by Kevin Henkes

Watch the world transform when fall comes! In the middle of fall, it takes only one gust of wind to turn the whole world yellow and red and orange. 

Caldecott Medalist and New York Times-bestselling author Kevin Henkes’s memorable text introduces basic concepts of language and the unique beauty of the fall season. Laura Dronzek’s expressive paintings illuminate pumpkins, apples, falling leaves, busy squirrels, and the transformation from colorful autumn to frosty winter. You can read more about this book here 

 

On the Launch Pad: A Counting Book About Rockets by Michael Dahl

A countdown from twelve to one as a space shuttle awaits liftoff. Readers are invited to find hidden numbers on an illustrated activity page. Fore more info click here