Autumn Leaves Fall

Forest animals frolic across leafy pages that shift from verdant to golden in this board book introduction to autumn, part of the Little Nature Explorers series. Beginning “Up, up, high.// Green against the sky,” couplets chart the course of foliage as it changes color, blows in the breeze, and makes its spinning descent for the titular conclusion: “Down, down, all// Autumn leaves fall.” Scott’s friendly art glows with the hues of changing foliage as it presents a bushy-tailed squirrel, fox, rabbit, and bear jovially playing as varying leaf shapes circle in a wind so blustery it causes the critters to squint and their ears to flatten. Budding leaf peepers are given a welcoming, straightforward snapshot of the season with this book’s focus on fall’s basic attributes. Ages 4–6. (Aug.)