I love fall (honestly: who doesn’t): the changing colors, the crisp air, the falling leaves. And there’s something about fall that makes me want to take a walk through a forest. (I’m usually a beach person!) There’s so much to enjoy in a forest, and here is a collection of our current 2022 nominees and submissions to celebrate all things forest and tree!
Bristlecone: The Secret Life of the World’s Oldest Tree
by Alexandra Siy, illustrated by Marlo Garnsworthy
Web of Life Children’s Books
Funky Fungi: 30 Activities for Exploring Molds, Mushrooms, Lichens, and More
by Alisha Gabriel and Sue Heavenrich
Chicago Review Press
Listen to the Language of the Trees: A story of how forests communicate underground
by Tera Kelley, illustrated by Marie Hermansson
Dawn Publications
On a Gold-Blooming Day: Finding Fall Treasures
by Buffy Silverman
Millbrook Press
The Tree of Hope: The Miraculous Rescue of Puerto Rico’s Beloved Banyan
by Anna Orenstein-Cardona, illustrated by Juan Manuel Moreno
Millbrook Press
Forest Friends Sleep
by Amber Hendricks, illustrated by Gavin Scott
Amicus Ink
Apple and Magnolia
by Laura Gehl, illustrated by Patricia Metola
Westminster John Knox Press & Flyaway Books
Inspired by the science of trees and how they communicate with one another, Apple and Magnolia is a great storytime readaloud and perfection for a STEM storytime or Discovery Club-type story. – Rosemary Kiladitis at Mom Read It