Autumn

I love this series of books by Gerda Muller. We have all four seasons, and Autumn is currently my son's favourite (he's 22 months old). We started at around 18 months and I was "reading" them to him. Now that he's a bit older and already does some talking, he sometimes "reads" it to me or to himself. I don't know about older kids, but I definitely recommend this book to toddlers.P.S. I was surprised to see reviews dissatisfied with "no Halloween references" in this Autumn book. For all the others expecting that - yes, there's nothing about Halloween there, because the author Gerda Muller is from Netherlands, and unlike the US, the tradition of Halloween isn't widely celebrated in most of Europe.

this is a wonderful book. I have been "reading" this with my toddler since early September and the leaves got a hint of red. now mid November we are at the most colorful time of the year. Toddler has been out hiking/walking a lot in the past few weeks and collecting acorns and oak balls. it was fun to see the children in the book collecting things below an oak tree - we've decided they must be oak balls and acorns :)I like that it's only pictures and no words, it allows for a lot of interpretation and also gives the child plenty of time to look at each page. we find something new each time we read it.also, although the rainy season had not yet begun when we began reading this book, Toddler loved the picture of the puppy pulling his human through a puddle. Now outside we find puddles and Toddler says "pull, pull". She wants to pull *me* though a puddle!We already have "Winter" which we will start reading Dec 1. I also plan to get "Spring" and "Summer".Another excellent seasons book is "I Am A Bunny." I wondered if we really needed two books on seasons, and the answer is YES. Buy both, you will not be disappointed.

I love the books in this series. We have all 4 seasons. They are all very beautiful and very thoughtfully done, with a wide range of activities and visuals depicting each season. I bought "Autumn" last, after falling in love with the other three, and I have to say... I am disappointed. I don't know if I got a bad print copy, but the cover of my book has very dull and under-saturated colors. Very brown and grey, nothing like the photo on Amazon or the color quality of the other three books in the series. Also, it's a book about fall, and there's not a single pumpkin in it! No reference to Halloween either, or to Thanksgiving for that matter. The Winter book clearly shows Christmas, so it's not like they're against showing specific holidays... Is it some kind of puritan ultra-religious thing where they're against Halloween because it's "pagan"? That would just be stupid, and would automatically kill my love of the books (and potentially banish them to the trash bin). My daughter was very disappointed at the lack of pumpkins and Halloween references in it. They are an essential part of the fall experience to a little kid.

We purchased this book as a beautiful seasonal tool towards our Montessori/Waldorf influenced homeschooling that we are going to begin this year with our daughter. It is beautifully illustrated with portrayals of simple autumn scenes and activities such as collecting acorns, making things like pinwheels, sculptures and kites out of different materials from the home and from nature, walking in the rain, helping to cook with a parent, etc. There is no storyline, which makes it a great tool for building language skills such as using descriptive words, making inferences and general storytelling. I am really looking forward to introducing it to my daughter this fall and referencing it as we cook together, make sculptures, and collect acorns ourselves! It fits well with Waldorf and Montessori because of these things, but as it doesn't focus on any types of holidays, it can work well in homes of any religious or non-religious background, while some other books that are recommended for Waldorf schooling get complaints for being too Christian or too Pagan by different people. That being said, it is just a lovely book in general, and would be enjoyed by families doing any type of schooling (home/public/private) in any educational philosophy. I plan on purchasing the other books in the series for the next winter, spring, and summer seasons.

This book set is beautiful and enjoyable for many ages, but it’s especially nice that toddlers can enjoy the lovely illustrations without words to distract them. And they also have lots of chances to practice vocabulary and language development through the real-life, family images. I first learned about these books through our children’s AMI Montessori school and later had them in my Catechesis of the Good Shepherd atrium. The Seasons book that has all these illustrations in one book with a story is also beautiful and is well suited to the 3-6 year old, but is so lovely it can be enjoyed by older children and adults, too.

Okay the photos and art are adorable and nicely done - but there's no words in the book... Which isn't very engaging. I was hoping to have a set of seasons books to teach my son about the seasons but it's just pictures. I guess we will have to use our imagination.

I bought this book for my toddlers seasonal board book display/collection. The illustrations are so gorgeous, and calming. I enjoyed them so much that I plan on purchasing the rest of this series! There aren’t words, but that leaves room for me to make up a new story every time we open it. There’s a lot going on on each page so neither of us find it a boring read. The pages are thick and durable and I expect it to hold up very well.

No words only pictures but just as easy to makeup a story or just talk about the pictures. Must be of a vintage era because shows a picture of two children next to a pile of leaves with a small fire ! Guess showing leaf burning to get rid of leaves but doesn't seem like a good idea, but otherwise a cute book depicting childten doing Autumn related things.

Cute but I actually enjoy looking at the pictures more than my 1 and 3 year old! I think the lack of a story makes it harder for them to connect to this one. Pictures are cute but not diverse enough, there isn’t a single child there that look like mine. Shame.

I used to work in a bookshop and I have NEVER seen such a beautiful children’s book in my life! Beautiful illustrations and open-ended in a way that you can create your own stories and notice different things every time you go through it.

Absolutely love these season books by Gerda Muller! My little one loves these picture books and and we spend so much time chatting over the pictures. Truly beautiful illustrations and a wonderful way to explore nature and the seasons.

No words, just lovely pictures. Perfect opportunity for talking through what you see. Grand daughter loves it and we have ordered the rest of the seasons!!

My baby girl loves this book .She enjoys making all the sounds of the crackling fire, blistering wind etc... She is 15 months old now and we have been having fun for the past 3 months with this book. I highly recommend it!