Children’s Board Books about Apples and Pumpkins (Unit Study)
Get your kiddos involved with this time of the year with some fun children’s board books about apples and pumpkins.
Fall just screams apples and pumpkins during harvest season. I know fall has me all crazy apple and pumpkin recipes. And some of them I can even make with my boys. 🙂
You can find these children’s board books about apples and pumpkins at your local library or purchase through the links provided for your convenience.
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Fun Facts about Apples and Pumpkins
Both pumpkins and apples are fruits that grow from a seed.
A standard size apple tree doesn’t start making edible fruit until 8-10 years old.
You can actually eat pumpkin flowers.
And for a fun activity, try apple stamp painting, a preschool pumpkin classification and order activity, this apple pie paper plate craft or an easy apple volcano science experiment. Also use this Apples Unit Study.

Children’s Board Books About Apples and Pumpkins
The air is getting cooler here in Chicagoland!
And we’re getting excited for all of the fall activities that come with this wonderful season, including these board books about apples and pumpkins.
And don’t miss how to make an easy apple pie with your own kids this fall!
Printable Apple Activities For Kids
Explore the fun side of learning with these Printable Apple Activities, a delightful resource for kids.
- Apple Do a Dot Printable Pack
- Apple Stand Dramatic Play
- Apples Preschool Home Lesson Plan
- Ten Apples Preschool Lesson Plans
- Ten Frame Apple Math Task Cards
- Apple Roll and Color Math Games
- 5 Little Apples Song and Activities
- Apple Writing Journal Prompts
- Apple Science Activities
- Tactile Apple Graphing and Charting
- Johnny Appleseed Coloring Pages
- Apple ABC Fine Motor Mats

Printable Pumpkin Activities for Kids
Explore pumpkin-themed joy with printable activities that add festive fun to your child’s learning and play!
In this Classic Board Book version of a perennial favorite, a young girl shares in the joy and excitement of the fall season.
“When red and yellow leaves are on the trees,” she goes with her parents to a farm where they pick apples and choose “the best pumpkin of them all.”
This board book edition of a beloved story is both familiar and fresh — just like a fall day.
The flaps reveal the creature that eats an apple in this board book that helps little ones count backwards.
An elephant, a rabbit, and a caterpillar are some of the hungry critters who take apples away. But when there are none left, a surprise awaits.
New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Tad Hills brings our favorite feathered friends out to find a big, beautiful pumpkin in this sturdy, large-sized board book.
Duck & Goose look everywhere for a pumpkin — in the apple tree, in the leaf pile, inside a hollow log..
Where will they find one?
Destined to become a contemporary classic, this book has spare text and sweet illustrations but contains only five words: apple, pear, orange, bear--and there.
Emily Gravett creates clever variations on this theme by rearranging the words -- on one spread, a brown bear juggles an orange, apple, and pear; on another spread, there is an orange-colored apple and a pear-shaped bear.
Simple and compelling, children will enjoy reading this book over and over again as they learn many different concepts.
When Penguin and Bootsy plan a field trip in search of Fall, Penguin's little brother, Pumpkin, wants to come, too.
But Pumpkin is heartbroken to find out he's too little to go! How can Pumpkin still be a part of the fun?
As they discover the magic of Fall at a farm, Penguin and his friends put together a very special surprise to bring back to Pumpkin at home.
When an apple pie arrives piping hot on the kitchen table, a little pup does everything he can think of to get his paws on it.
Apple Pie ABC is a delicious twist on traditional verse brought to life by Alison Murray’s simple words and whimsical illustrations.
Join Mouse from If You Give a Mouse a Cookie as he decorates all the pumpkins in the patch in this sweet board book from Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond.
Pat the Bunny joins favorite friends Tickle the Pig and Squeak the Mouse for an apple-picking adventure!
Their sweet and silly antics are perfectly calibrated for the very young audience, and parents will welcome this introduction to autumn from a trusted character.
What will Biscuit find in the pumpkin patch?
The perfect pumpkin for making both jack-o-lanterns and pies and some friendly surprises!
Spook, the black cat, has heard about pumpkins, but she isn’t sure what a pumpkin is.
She sets out across the farmyard to try to find out.
Each animal she meets tells her something different about pumpkins. “

Pumpkins and Apples Unit Study
In addition to offering recommendations of board books about apples and pumpkins, I’ve teamed up with some fellow bloggers to offer you homeschool and classroom unit study resources to teach kids about these fun fruits (yes, a pumpkin is a fruit) as well as harvest time! These unit study resources may contain affiliate links.
Apples:- Apple Theme Preschool Classroom Lesson Plans
- Apple Do a Dot Printable Pack
- Ten Apples Theme Preschool Classroom Lesson Plans
- Ten Apples Home Preschool Lesson Plans
- Ten Frame Apple Math Task Cards
- Apple Ten Frame Task Cards
- Fall Apple Roll and Color Math Games
- September Writing Journal Prompts
- Tactile Apple Graphing and Charting
- Johnny Appleseed Coloring Pages with Handwriting Practice
Paper Pumpkin Craft
If you want to keep the kids busy, try this easy and fun Paper Pumpkin Craft.
Apple Tree Busy Box
Preschool Apple Math Activity (Free Printable)
Homemade Salt Crystals- How to Make Salt Crystal Apples
Fun Facts about Apples
Apple Boats
All About Apples for Back to School! {Free Printable}
Apple Pie Playdough Recipe
Apple Math Activity for Skip Counting
Apple Counting Activity - Apple Pie Pretend Play
Apple Themed Fine Motor Activity
Kindergarten STEM Apple Activity {with Free Printable} -
Red Apple Number Bonds to 10
Apple Themed Writing Tray for Preschoolers

It is great to read books about pumpkins and apples during the fall season. We read some of the books in the list. Thank you for sharing at Family Fun Friday
Great book list! My toddler will enjoy these!