Fall is my favourite season. From breathtaking colours to harvest festivals, from apple picking to pumpkin patch visits, and from the delicious aromas of fall baking to the simple pleasure of just playing in a pile of leaves, it feels like every day is a new opportunity for magical experiences and sensory fun.
“Let It Fall” by Maryann Cocca-Leffler, manages to capture all the wonder of fall in a short, rhyming book that is perfect to read aloud with toddlers and preschoolers. The book follows the fall adventures of one family as they visit a fair, take a hike to see the colours on the trees, and notice animals preparing for winter. The adorable illustrations that accompany the book are full of things to spot and count, as well as images such as a boy with his face covered in pie that are sure to make your little one laugh.
The book touches on the aspects of fall that might be not so great as well: bare trees and freezing fingers as the season progresses. “Let It Fall” ends with the fun of anticipating the first snowflake, and everything special that winter brings. The story is a gentle reminder that while there may be things we are sorry to see go when one season ends, the new season can be filled with its own joys. In that sense, it is an allegory for all of the changes we experience in life, and a valuable lesson for kids to learn, and adults to be reminded of.
Our momstown chapters will be enjoying “Let It Fall” as part of our Scholastic Canada sponsored Tales for Tots program this October, and one lucky person at each event will get to take home their own copy of the book. Whether you bring the book along to enjoy with a cup of apple cider while you are out on for a walk in the woods, or cozy up with your kids to read it aloud on a windy, rainy day, it is sure to become a fall favourite in your house.
