Farming Stories

Brown, Jo. Hoppity Skip Little Chick. (Ej Br)
When Little Chick wakes up eager to play, his mother sends him to the barnyard where he runs with the geese, bounces with a lamb, jumps with the pony, and rolls in the dirt with a piglet, then returns home to a surprise.

Brown, Margaret Wise. Big Red Barn. (Ej Br)
Rhymed text and illustrations introduce the many different animals that live in the big red barn.

Chitwood, Suzanne Tanner. Wake Up, Big Barn! (Ej Ch)
Rhyming text describes a rowdy rollicking farm where piggies love a mud bath, farm frogs rock hop, and Owl's on the night shift, shooby, hooby, hoo!

Cowen-Fletcher, Jane. Farmer Will. (Ej Co)
Will, the happiest little farmer in the whole wide world, loves to take his horse Orsey, his cow Dow, his sheep Bah, and his pig Wink-Wink outside and play with them.

Cronin, Doreen. Click,Clack Moo : Cows That Type. (Ej Cr)
When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want. See also: Giggle, Giggle, Quack, Duck for President, Click Clack, Quackity-Quack, and Click, Clack, Splish, Splash : a Counting Adventure

DiPucchio, Kelly. What's The Magic Word? (Ej Di)
As a newly-hatched bird is blown around the farmyard by a strong wind, he keeps learning passwords that will allow him to enter different animal's homes, but is blown away again before he has the chance to go in. No matter where Little Bird goes, everyone wants to know the magic word. Is it "Peep-peep?" "Moo-moo?" "Oink-oink?" How will Little Bird ever find out? Not until Little Bird returns home does he hear the magic word from his very own Mama Bird!

Dunbar, Joyce. A Chick Called Saturday. (Ej Du)
A curious chick is disappointed at all the things his mother says he cannot do, such as swim like a duck, until he discovers one wonderful thing he can do very well.

Elliott, David. On the Farm (Ej Ell)
From the bull to the barn cat to the wild bunny, the farmyard bustles with life. The rooster crows, the rams clash, the bees buzz, and over there in the garden, a snake -- silent and alone -- winds and watches. David Elliott's graceful, simple verse and Holly Meade's exquisite woodcut and watercolor illustrations capture a world that is at once timeless yet disappearing from view -- the world of the family farm.

Gammell, Stephen. Once Upon MacDonald's Farm. (Ej Ga)
MacDonald tries farming with exotic circus animals, but has better luck with his neighbor's cow, horse, and chicken--or does he?

Hindley, Judy. Does a Cow Say Boo? (Ej Hi)
Children on a farm want to know which creature says "boo," and learn about animal sounds as they search.

Huneck, Stephen. Sally Goes to the Farm. (Ej Hu)
Sally, a black Labrador retriever, goes to a farm where she enjoys various activities.

Huntington, Amy. One Monday. (Ej Hu)
Over the course of a week, the wind plays havoc all around Annabelle's farm.

Hutchins, Pat. Bumpety Bump. (Ej Hu)
A boy helps his grandfather on the farm, showing the hen that follows them all that he can do. Other farming books also by this author: Rosie's Walk and Little Pink Pig

Jordan, Sandra. Down on Casey's Farm. (Ej Jo)
As Casey plays with his toy farm animals, he imagines their actions and sounds in his mind. Includes photographs of real animals.

Kerr, Janet. The Quiet Little Farm. (Ej Ke)
As winter turns to spring, young farm animals come outdoors to play.

Kightley, Rosalinda. The Farmer. (Ej Ki)
Simple text and illustrations describe a farm and the different jobs performed by a farmer and his family.

Kutner, Merrily. Down on the Farm. (Ej Ku)
Simple rhyming text describes the sounds and activities of animals during a day on the farm.

MacDonald, Suse. Here a Chick, Where a Chick? (Ej Ma)
Lift the flaps to find where on the farm the chicks are hiding.

McGee, Marni. The Noisy Farm : Lots of Animal Noises to Enjoy! (Ej Ma)
A farmer goes through his daily activities on the farm, accompanied by the sounds of animals and other thing.

McPhail, David. Farm Morning. (Ej Ma)
A father and his young daughter share a special morning as they feed all the animals on their farm.

Morton, Christine. Picnic Farm. (Ej Mo)
Children visiting a farm enjoy a picnic made up of all the foods the farm produces.

Most, Bernard. Cock-a-Doodle-Moo! (Ej Mo)
When the rooster loses its voice and must ask the cow for help to wake everybody, the resulting sound provides a hearty laugh for the farmer and his animals.

Nodset, Joan. Who Took the Farmer's Hat? (Ej No)
After the wind blows the hat off his head, the farmer asks different animals on his farm if they have seen his old brown hat.

Pedersen, Janet. Millie Wants to Play. (Ej Pe)
Millie the cow is awake early in the morning but waits until she hears the other animals making noise before she joins them in play.

Polacco, Patricia. Mommies Say Shhh! (Ej Po)
Animals make many different noises, but when they make too much noise their mommies quiet them down.

Provensen, Alice. Our Animal Friends at Maple Hill Farm. (Ej Pr)
Describes animals on the authors' own farm in New York: dogs, horses, pigs, geese, chickens, cows, goats, sheep, cats, and more!

Reynolds, Adrian. Pete and Polo's Farmyard Adventure. (Ej Re)
When Pete and his polar bear Polo visit Grandpa on his farm, they help find ten missing ducklings.

Rostoker-Gruber, Karen. Rooster Can't Cock-a-Doodle-Doo. (Ej Ro)
When Rooster's throat is too sore for him to crow, the other farm animals help both him and Farmer Ted.

Shannon, David. Duck on a Bike. (Ej Sh)
A duck decides to ride a bike and soon influences all the other animals on the farm to ride bikes too.

Sloat, Teri. Farmer Brown Goes Round and Round. (Ej Sl)
A twister strikes Farmer Brown's farm and mixes the animals all up, so that the cows oinked, sheep clucked, hens brayed, and his hound neighed.

Tafuri, Nancy. The Barn Party. (Ej Ta)
Christina's birthday is celebrated with a party in the barn attended by all the animals. Other farming books also by this author: Early Morning in the Barn, Five Little Chicks, and This Is the Farmer

Waddell, Martin. Farm Duck. (Ej Wa)
When a kind and hardworking duck nearly collapses from overwork, while taking care of a farm because the owner is too lazy to do so, the rest of the animals get together and chase the farmer out of town.

Waddell, Martin. The Pig in the Pond. (Ej Wa)
An overheated pig who doesn't swim, throws himself into a pond, throwing the farmyard into an uproar.

Wheeler, Lisa. Farmer Dale's Red Pickup Truck. (Ej Wh)
One by one, Farmer Dale picks up animals who want a ride to town in his rickety old pickup truck.

Whybrow, Ian. Little Farmer Joe. (Ej Wh)
During the first night he has ever spent away from home, Joe helps his uncle with a sheep and her new baby lamb, and finds that comforting the animals helps lessen his own fear.

Wild, Margaret. Piglet and Mama. (Ej Wi)
When Piglet cannot find her mother, all of the barnyard animals try to make her feel better, but Piglet wants nothing but Mama.

Compiled by P. Firenze for MCPL Children's Services (4/06).