Fall into reading
12 NEWLY RELEASED
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
BY: BRITNI PETERSEN
Infant “BABY CODE!”
by Sandra Horning
This board book
shows the youngest
of readers that
coding is all around
them, and how
they can take part in it. Making use of
experiences common in a baby’s world,
like holding a teddy bear or playing
with an electric train, this charming
book is the perfect introduction to
coding in many diff erent forms.

“DR. SEUSS’S 100
FIRST WORDS”
by Dr. Seuss
This super-sturdy
board book
introduces babies and
toddlers to 100 essential fi rst words and
the artwork of Dr. Seuss! Illustrated
with images from his most beloved
books, it also features the Litt le Cats —
the tiny cats from “The Cat in the Hat
Comes Back” — doing something fun
on every spread!
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washingtonFAMILY.com “WALK AND SEE:
123” by Nosy Crow
This counting
board book will
teach litt le ones
all about nature.

With beautiful illustrations and visual
storytelling, this story follows two
children on an autumnal day in the
countryside, bringing a narrative feel to
this simple book.

Ages: 2-5
“THE 12 DAYS OF
PRESCHOOL” by Jenna Lett ice
On the fi rst day of
preschool, all the
kids learn how to
share one fuzzy
teddy bear. On the second day, the kids
share two toy trains. The third day?
Three tricycles! These fi rst 12 fun-fi lled
days of preschool are illuminated in this
cumulative rhyming storybook based
on “The 12 Days of Christmas.”
“ALL ARE
WELCOME” by
Alexandra Penfold
Follow a group of
children through a
day in their school,
where everyone is welcomed with open
arms. A school where kids in patkas,
hijabs and yarmulkes play side-by-side
with friends in baseball caps. A school
where students grow and learn from each
other’s traditions. This book lets young
children know that no matt er what, they
have a place, they have a space and they
are welcome in their school.

“THE POKY LITTLE
PUPPY AND THE
PUMPKIN PATCH”
by Diane Muldrow
The poky litt le puppy
and his siblings
discover a bright-red
tractor pulling a wagon and end up on a
hayride in the cool fall air! Bumping along
past an apple orchard and a cornfi eld, they
arrive at a pumpkin patch. There they get
to play in a corn maze, drink apple cider
and choose a pumpkin to take home.

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From autumnal farm fun to baby coding
and Minecraft expeditions, here are some of
the latest and greatest children’s books to
check out this fall.