Growing Readers

March 2026
Farm Adventures
Poppy's Chicks by Kimberly Derting
Poppy's Chicks
by Kimberly Derting

Poppy can't wait for her hen, Dottie, to have chicks. But when Poppy checks the chicken coop, she realizes Dottie's eggs aren't going to hatch. Poor Dottie! Poppy is determined to help. She and her mom visit the feed store, and Poppy comes up with a new plan--she'll hatch her own eggs. But will Poppy's eggs hatch for Dottie?
Farm by Elisha Cooper
Farm
by Elisha Cooper

With lyrical writing and beautiful illustrations that capture the rhythms of the changing seasons, Elisha Cooper brings the smells, tastes, and feel of the changing seasons on a farm to life.
 
Mighty Truck on the Farm by Chris Barton
Mighty Truck on the Farm
by Chris Barton

When Clarence's parents ask him to visit the family farm, he can't wait to romp with the sheep, play with the pigs, and have a good long rest. But Mom and Dad have other plans--they need Clarence to help out! How can Clarence finish all his chores and have a zoomin' good time at home?
Cheeky Chick! by Julia Jarman
Cheeky Chick!
by Julia Jarman

Cheeky Chick can't help being cheeky--he just wants to explore. With a dollop of luck and under the watchful eye of the farmyard animals, he learns a valuable lesson that he can pass on to the next generation of eager chicks! A funny, characterful picture book that children will want to read again and again.
World of Reading: Old McMickey Had a Farm by Disney Books
Old McMickey Had a Farm
by Joanna Green

Mickey and the gang are hard at work renovating an old farm for the community to use. The mayor of Hot Dog Hills is on the way for a ribbon-cutting ceremony when a tractor gets loose and undoes all their work! It's up to Mickey to stop the tractor, fix the damage, and save the farm!
Interrupting Cow Meets the Wise Quacker: Ready-To-Read Level 2 by Jane Yolen
Interrupting Cow Meets the Wise Quacker
by Jane Yolen

Interrupting Cow meets a new friend who knows more jokes than anyone on the farm. Interrupting Cow can't believe her luck to have met a duck who loves to laugh as much as she does. But will he like her favorite joke?
Fergus and Zeke and the Great Farm Field Trip by Kate Messner
Fergus and Zeke and the Great Farm Field Trip
by Kate Messner

Will the two classroom mice make it back to the bus on time, or will they be stuck on the farm forever? With plenty of physical comedy and a few annoyed hens, cows, sheep, and goats, the latest tale about the endearing and enterprising duo will have readers in fits of giggles.
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