Books About Trees for Fall 2023!

During most of the year, chlorophyll causes tree leaves to be green. But in the fall, as the days get shorter and the nights cooler, chlorophyll breaks down, unveiling pumpkin orange and golden yellow pigments that were hidden during the spring and summer months. At the same time, sugars get trapped in the leaves, producing new pigments, called anthocyanins, that give certain trees, like burgundy maples and dogwoods, their brilliant red and purple leaves.

Celebrate the fall season in 2023 with some of these interesting stories featuring trees!

Secrets of the Forest: 15 Bedtime Stories Inspired by Nature (Nature Bedtime Stories) by Alicia Klepeis

Moon Tree: The Story of One Extraordinary Tree by Carolyn Fraiser

Gentle Genius of Trees by Philip Bunting

One Million Trees: A True Story by Kristen Balouch

Little Tree and the Wood Wide Web by Lucy Brownridge

Rise to the Sky: How the World's Tallest Trees Grow Up by Rebecca E Hirsch

Magic of Forests: A Fascinating Guide to Forests Around the World (The Magic Of...) by Vicky Woodgate

Julie and the Mango Tree by Sadé Smith

Plants to the Rescue!: The Plants, Trees, and Fungi That Are Solving Some of the World's Biggest Problems by Baliga Vikram

Wild Child: Nature Adventures for Young Explorers--With Amazing Things to Make, Find, and Do by Dara McAnulty

Nell Plants a Tree by Anne Wynter

Big Tree by Brian Selznick

The Secret Life of Trees (DK Super Readers: Level 2) by DK

Walk Through the Redwoods by Bridgitte Rodguez

Willow and Bunny by Anitra Rowe Schulte