Otis - By Loren Long

A sweet story about a tractor named Otis who befriends a baby calf.  One day, the farmer decides that Otis is no longer useful, but the little old tractor proves to the entire community that he is still something special! The illustrations are simple and lacking in color, but manage to captivate even the very young.

Moo, Moo, Brown Cow, Have You Any Milk? By Phillis Gershator

Following the same pattern as nursery rhyme "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep", this story teaches children about different farm animals, the sounds they make, and some of the products we receive from them.  Very educational for preschoolers.  The soft, colorful illustrations are the perfect size for sharing with a class.

Saving Strawberry Farm - By Deborah Hopkinson

A little boy uses just one penny to change the fate of a kind lady's strawberry farm.  This is a good historical book for young listeners, describing what life was like during the Great Depression. Soft, colored pencil illustrations add to the warmth of this sweet story.

A Is For Amos - By Deborah Chandra

A little girl travels the alphabet, while riding on the back of "Amos", the spotted rocking horse.  She may only be imagining the bridge, the pigs, the clover, and the thunderstorm, but any reader will enjoy imagining right along with her! Lovely watercolor illustrations! 

My Goose Betsy - By Trudi Braun

What a goose looks like, what sounds it makes, where it lives, how it cares for its eggs, how the eggs hatch . . . I've rarely seen a better children's book on animal life! This is science in story form! Readers will find large, soft illustrations on every page, and even "A Few More Goose Facts" at the end, for older children.

Going To Sleep On The Farm - By Wendy Cheyette Lewison

A truly beautiful book for sharing during "farm week" or just before bedtime!  A little boy asks his daddy how each barnyard creature goes to sleep at night.  Children will learn farm animals by name, their sleeping habits, and the sounds that they make. At the end of the book, it is the little boy, himself, who falls asleep. Lovely, warm illustrations fill the pages of this tender story. 

From Dawn till Dusk - By Natalie Kinsey-Warnock

The author shares beautiful season-by-season memories from her own childhood, growing up on a farm in Vermont.  Children will learn about sugaring time, haying, apple picking, harvest and much, much more.  This is a highly educational book hidden within a delightful storyline.  The unique illustrations and real-life photographs add to the overall reading experience.