Also illustrated by Hiroe Nakata: Because of You: A Book of Kindness Grandma Calls Me Gigglepie Daddy Calls Me Doodlebug Mommy Calls Me Monkeypants I Love Fall!: A Touch-and-Feel Board Book by Alison Inches, illustrated by Hiroe Nakata Ages 3-5 12 pages Little Simon September 2009 Board book     This touch-and-feel board book celebrates the change of seasons. "I Love fall! In the fall, the air is chilly, but my scarf feels warm and woolly," says the little narrator of this story. As she celebrates the changing of the leaves and harvesting pumpkins, the girl also invites the reader to feel her red, woolly scarf, the surface of the pumpkin she picks, and the silver corrugated pie pan side that holds a fresh apple pie her grandmother has just baked. Whether she's jumping in a pile of crunchy leaves or collecting vegetables in her wicker basket, the little redhead urges everyone to join in the fun because it is fall - the best time of the year! Not only do the joyous watercolors of Hiroe Nakata evoke autumn but they, along with the touch-and-feel elements of the narrative, also invite preschoolers to join in the celebration of a new season.     web reviews   Bob Walch/2009 for curled up with a good kid's book   For grown-up fiction, nonfiction and speculative fiction book reviews, visit our sister site Curled Up With a Good Book (www.curledup.com)