Autumn Books Celebrate the arrival of October with a seasonal read (or 3).

	Barrie, J.M.
	Peter Pan
	Peter Pan’s arrival at the home of the Darling children marks the beginning of Neverland adventures with pirates, Tinker Bell, and the lost boys.

	Bellairs, John
	The House with a Clock in its Walls
	Lewis Barnavelt’s stay with his magician uncle takes a turn for the worse when, one Halloween night, he unwittingly wakes the dead and starts a hidden clock counting down towards doomsday.

	Carr, Jan, illustrated by Dorothy Donohue
	Dappled Apples
	In lovely, rhyming text, this story celebrates all the pleasures of fall, from turning leaves and apple picking to pumpkins and Halloween.

	Cook, Deanna R., illustrated by Kate Flanagan
	Kids’ Pumpkin Projects: Planting & Harvest Fun
	You won’t be at a loss for what to do with pumpkins with this book — it’s got everything from planting tiny seeds to baking pumpkin pie.

	Gaiman, Neil, with illustrations be Dave McKean
	Coraline
	Once through a mysterious door, Coraline must outwit her black-button-eyed Other Mother if she wants to save her parents and her new friends and return home.

	Godwin, Laura, illustrated by Jane Chapman
	The Best Fall of All
	Happy the dog and Honey the cat enjoy playing outside on a fall day.

	Howe, Deborah and James
	Bunnicula
	It all started when the family went to see Dracula and found a rabbit in the theater. Chester, the family cat, becomes suspicious when all of the vegetables in house turn white overnight, mysteriously drained of their juices.

	Levine, Gail Carson
	Ella Enchanted
	To reverse a curse bestowed upon her at birth, Ella sets out on an exciting journey through a fairy tale world.

	Ochiltree, Dianne, illustrated by Anne-Sophie Lanquetin
	Sixteen Runaway Pumpkins
	When Sam offers to collect pumpkins for Grandpa, they keep rolling away as she gathers them in her wagon. Can she ever catch them all?

	Pumphrey, Jerome and Jarrett, illustrated by Rosanne Litzinger
	Creepy Things are Scaring Me
	A little boy is scared at night by the sounds and shadows in his bedroom until Mom comes in and explains the creepy things away.

	Sloat, Teri
	Patty’s Pumpkin Patch
	Patty meanders through the alphabet as she plants pumpkins and watches them grow.

	Souhami, Jessica
	No Dinner!: The Story of the Old Woman and the Pumpkin
	An old woman manages to outwit a wolf, bear and tiger, who all want to eat her.

	Travers, P. L., illustrated by Mary Shepard
	Mary Poppins
	The Banks family is looking for a nanny. Mary Poppins appears at the door, slides up the banister and introduces the children to all sorts of extraordinary people and experiences. This is no ordinary nanny.

	Van Allsburg, Chris
	The Stranger
	The stranger that Farmer Bailey hits with his truck and brings home seems to have a mysterious connection to the changing seasons.

	Van Draanen, Wendelin
	Sammy Keyes and the Skeleton Man
	Intrepid investigator Sammy Keyes runs into a Halloween night intrigue of greed, grudges, and getting on.

	Williams, Linda, illustrated by Megan Lloyd
	The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything
	A little old lady who is not afraid of anything turns the tables on a series of objects in the woods trying to scare her.