Pete the Cat Falling for Autumn - Thanksgiving Read Aloud Books for Fall - Bedtime Stories for Kids
Pete the Cat Falling for Autumn, by Kimberly and James Dean, is an entertaining kid's book read aloud for preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school ages (and adults still young at heart), for the Autumn / Fall and Thanksgiving season.
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Transcript
00:30Kimberly and James Dean.
00:35It is the first day of fall
00:37and Pete the cat is feeling blue.
00:40I like summer better, he says.
00:43In summer, I can swim and surf and play at the beach.
00:49Maybe you just need to remind yourself
00:52of all the things you love about autumn, mom suggests.
00:56Hmm, Pete says.
00:58I'll try.
01:01Pete finds grandma in the kitchen.
01:06She's baking delicious pumpkin pies.
01:09The whole house smells sweet and spicy.
01:13Pete loves helping grandma bake pumpkin pie,
01:16but he loves helping eat it even more.
01:23After the baking is done,
01:25Pete picks a squat orange pumpkin from the counter
01:29and slips it into his backpack as a souvenir.
01:36Next, Pete heads to the town corn maze.
01:39Pete and his friends wander through the long,
01:42twisty paths made of tall corn stalks.
01:45The best part of the corn maze is getting lost
01:49and having to start over again.
01:55As he leaves, Pete plucks a golden corn cob
01:59from the maze and places it inside his backpack.
02:06Then Pete visits grandpa, who is knitting on the porch.
02:10Grandpa helps Pete use the knitting needles
02:12to knit the yarn into cool patterns.
02:16Together, Pete and grandpa make a long,
02:19cozy scarf for Pete to wear.
02:25When they're done,
02:26Pete chooses a little ball of leftover yarn
02:29and places it inside his backpack.
02:36Next, Pete goes to the hay ride at the park.
02:39Pete, Bob, mom, dad, and grandpa
02:42all pile into a wagon filled with hay.
02:45They go on a bumpy wagon ride around the park.
02:48Woo-hoo, Pete shouts.
02:51At the end of the ride, Pete grabs a handful
02:55of sweet-smelling hay from the wagon
02:57and stuffs it into his backpack.
03:03Pete heads over to the apple orchard,
03:05where he and Callie go apple picking.
03:09They eat sweet apple doughnuts and drink hot apple cider
03:13and fill their buckets with apples
03:15of all different shapes and sizes.
03:18Before he leaves, Pete chooses a round red apple
03:22and drops it into his backpack.
03:27Next, Pete stops by the park.
03:30He plays touch football with Bob and their friends.
03:33Pete scores a touchdown, and everyone cheers.
03:39After the game, Pete and Callie go to the park.
03:43Pete and Callie go to the park
03:46After the game, Pete grabs Bob's football
03:50and stuffs it into his backpack.
03:52It barely fits.
03:54Bob won't mind if I borrow this, Pete says.
04:01Finally, Pete heads back home,
04:04but he stops in his front yard,
04:06which is covered in bright leaves falling from the trees.
04:10Pete helps his dad rake the leaves
04:12into big, colorful mounds.
04:14Then Pete runs and jumps into all the leaf piles.
04:21After he's done jumping, Pete picks a bunch of red
04:25and gold and orange leaves
04:27and stuffs them into his backpack.
04:33Pete's backpack is bursting with fall souvenirs.
04:37He can't wait to show mom.
04:39I love autumn, Pete says.
04:43Wonderful, says mom.
04:45You know, these would make great decorations
04:48for Thanksgiving.
04:53So Pete helps mom fill a basket with all his mementos.
04:58They place the basket at the center of the table.
05:01You did a great job, Pete, says mom.
05:04It's beautiful, says dad.
05:07Is that my football?
05:09Asks Bob.
05:11Just then, the doorbell rings.
05:16The Thanksgiving guests are here.
05:19All of Pete's family and friends
05:21gather around the dining room table.
05:24They tell stories and laugh at jokes while they eat.
05:27Everyone is having a great time.
05:30Pete looks around the table and smiles.
05:32He loves lots of things about autumn,
05:35but Pete knows what he loves most all year long.
05:42His family and friends.
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05:56Till next time.