Our FAVORITE Farm Picture Books
/This year marks more than 30 years of working with little learners; 27 of those years watching our little learners grow and learn daily in our home (yes, we still have some little learners!).
I watch the wonder in their eyes and listen to the curiosity in their questions.
Along the way, I've come to understand that young children have innate interests--many of them! One of those interests is animals; all animals, big and small. Couple a young child's natural curiosities with inviting picture books and non-fiction reads and you have the makings of a learning frenzy!
I am sure you have watched your children--or those you work with--choose books off a shelf. First one, then another.
Reflecting on my years of watching children gather farm books--a combination of treasures they've found in the local library and our home collection--here are the books chosen most often.
Fiction
Big Red Hen, Keith Baker
The Big Red Barn, Margaret Wise Brown
Rooster's Off to See the World, Eric Carle
The Tiny Seed, Eric Carle
The Very Busy Spider, Eric Carle
Growing Vegetable Soup, Lois Ehlert
Market Day: A Story Told with Folk Art, Lois Ehlert
The Little Red Hen, Paul Galdone
Barn Dance, Pat Hutchins
The Carrot Seed, Ruth Krauss
Barn Dance, Bill Martin, Jr.
The Turnip, Pierr Morgan
The Little Red Hen, Jerry Pinkney
Tops and Bottoms, Janet Stevens
The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza, Philemon Sturges
Winter on the Farm (Little House Picture Book), Laura Ingalls Wilder
Non-Fiction
Milk: From Cow to Carton, Aliki
From Grass to Milk, Stacy Taus-Bolstad
Food from Farms, Nancy Dickman
Jobs on a Farm, Nancy Dickman
Cows: Watch Them Grow, Lauren Diemer
Chickens Aren't the Only Ones, Ruth Keller
Chicks and Chickens, Gail Gibbons
Farming, Gail Gibbons
From Seed to Plant, Gail Gibbons
Horses, Gail Gibbons
Milk Makers, Gail Gibbons
Pigs, Gail Gibbons
Chickens, Julie Lungren
From Kernel to Corn, Robin Nelson
One Bean, Anne Rockwell
Chicken, David M. Schwartz
Plant Stems and Roots, David M. Schwartz
Where Do Chicks Come From?, Amy E. Sklansky
Do you have multiple children at multiple ages, preschool through elementary? We do, too!
One of our favorite family read-aloud treasures is the timeless classic Charlotte's Web by E. B. White. Pop some popcorn or serve some hot chocolate and enjoy listening together as Mom or Dad reads.
