October Picture Books and Activities
Do you love reading picture books with your kiddos? And are you looking for some fun activities to pair with those picture books? Well we’ve got you covered! In this post, you’ll find some awesome recommendations for October picture books and activities!
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Picture Books and Activities
Bear Came Along
A cheerful and action-packed adventure about the importance of friendship and community from a successful author and illustrator duo!
Once there was a river flowing through a forest. The river didn’t know it was capable of adventures until a big bear came along. But adventures aren’t any fun by yourself, and so enters Froggy, Turtles, Beaver, Racoons, and Duck.
These very different animals take off downstream, but they didn’t know they needed one another until thankfully, the river came along.
This hilarious picture book and heartfelt message celebrates the joy and fun that’s in store when you embark together on a ride of a lifetime.
A Caldecott Honor Book!
Bear/River Activities
- Fuzzy Brown Bear Craft
- Bear Coloring Page
- DIY How to Make Paper Bear Craft
- Poetry River Activity
- How to Draw A Waterfall
It Starts With A Seed
With lyrical text, enchanting illustrations, and a beautiful fold-out scene to complete the story, this award-winning picture book takes you on a journey through the seasons and years as you follow a seed’s transformation from a seedling to a sapling, then a young tree, until it becomes a large tree with its branches and roots filling the page.
As the tree grows, it is joined by well-loved woodland creatures—squirrels and rabbits, butterflies and owls—who make it their home. A rhyming poem builds page on page, echoing the rings of a growing tree. The story culminates with a foldout page showing a mature tree shedding seeds to continue the beautiful cycle of life. At the back, find the full poem and facts about the specific tree, a sycamore.
Beautiful and evocative, It Starts With a Seed is a factual story that will touch children with its simple, enchanting message of life and growth.
Fall Tree Activities
- Fall Leaves Color By Number
- Math Fact Family Tree
- Yarn Wrapped Fall Tree Craft
- Fall Tree Painting with Q-Tips
- How to Draw A Tree
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