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Here are our favorite books about farms. These titles can all be found in the Easy section of the library, unless otherwise noted.
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Seasons on the Farm
by Chelsea Tornetto
Each season on a farm arrives with new jobs to do, from crops to plant, animals to tend to and fields to harvest, in a book sharing an insider's look at what seasons look like on a family farm.
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Wrong Time Rooster
by Michael Parkin
Ronnie the rooster arrives at Farmer Tony's farm to help wake up the animals. But something isn't right--Ronnie just cannot tell the time right! The animals band together to help teach Ronnie and soon his COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOs were perfectly on time...mostly!
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I Can Help on the Farm
by David Hyde Costello
Uh-oh. Duck is lost. But don't worry. From dogs and chickens to sheep and goats, there are plenty of animals happy to help duck. On the busy farm, there's always someone ready to lend a hand.
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Dream for the Land
by Laekan Zea Kemp
Encouraged by her father, a young girl living on a drought-stricken Texas farm, wishes for rain as she thinks of her family who lived on the farm before them.
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The Chicken Who Couldn't
by Jan Thomas
A laugh-out-loud story about overcoming obstacles and believing in yourself finds Chicken falling out of Farmer's truck on the way home from a disappointing fair before his long walk home is complicated by the antics of a hungry fox.
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Miss MacDonald Has a Farm
by Kalee Gwarjanski
This female-forward spin on the classic children's song “Old MacDonald” follows Miss McDonald as she tends to her vegetable garden with a “weed-weed” here and a “pick-pick” there, in this lively read-aloud that celebrates such themes as healthy eating, plant-based meals, local produce and female farmers.
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Little Red, Autumn on the Farm
by Will Hillenbrand
While preparing for the Shady Acre community's harvest festival, Little Red is on hand so things go off without a hitch by helping his many truck friends.
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Easter on the Farm
by Phyllis Alsdurf
As spring brings new life to their farm, a young girl and her family prepare to host a community Easter egg hunt, in this heartwarming story that includes handmade Easter activities, including coloring eggs and making eggshell critters.
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Nana in the Country
by Lauren Castillo
In this beautiful companion to the Caldecott Honor-winning Nana in the City, a young boy surprises his beloved Nana with many unique-to-the-country adventures!
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Fox is Coming!
by James Patterson
This delightful read-aloud celebrates friendship and playtime as eight little chicks run flapping through the farm from crafty Fox, but not for the reasons readers might think.
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Peppa Pig and the Day at the Farm
by Candlewick Press
Peppa Pig and her friends visit the farm, where they meet all the animals, fill up baskets with strawberries, and ride in a wagon pulled by a tractor, which comes in handy when Mummy and Daddy Pig take a shortcut through a field to avoid traffic.
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Farming Strong, All Year Long
by Sherri Duskey Rinker
Told in rhyming text, six farm vehicles work through all the seasons, from spring planting to building a barn to protecting the animals in winter.
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Escape Goat
by Ann Patchett
In the wake of accidents that occur every time their escape-artist goat is found outside its pen, young Nicolette discovers that the goat is being wrongly blamed for the mischief of others.
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Click, Clack, Good Night
by Doreen Cronin
Tucking in the other barnyard animals, a sleepy Farmer Brown sings a wakeful Duck a lullaby, reads a bedtime story, turns on a white noise machine, and debates the day's top stories to help his feathered friend doze off to dreamland.
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How to Love a Pony
by Michelle Meadows
A young Black equestrian and her pony enjoy the changing seasons of the year on a family horse farm.
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I Love Strawberries by Shannon AndersonJolie LOVES strawberries and wants to grow her own, but first she has to convince her parents she is responsible enough to take care of plants herself. Once Jolie finally gets her very own strawberry plants she finds out just how delicious (and how hard) it can be to grow your own food.
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This Farm is a Family
by Dan McKernan
A new cow at the Barn Sanctuary named Buttercup is scared, angry, and does not want anything to do with the other animals, but when she gets caught in the fence, they come to her rescue and Buttercup learns that here all animals are family.
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Little Blue Truck Makes a Friend
by Alice Schertle
When a newcomer arrives at the farm, setting all the animals atwitter, Blue knows just what to do to help his friends, old and new, feel at home.
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Farmhouse by Sophie BlackallA farmhouse where twelve children grow up holds evidence of their stories long after they are gone.
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