Do you visit the Pumpkin Patch with your own little Pumpkins each year?
Why not make it a learning experience?
Here is my curated list of the Best Farm books for kids! It’s perfect for any farm related occasion. This teacher vetted list of the BEST farm books for kids includes books for infants to third grade (books not specified are multi-age).
BEST Farm Books List
If you’re a teacher or homeschooling family scroll to the bottom for a printable PreK-2 Farm Book List to help enrich your pumpkin patch experience.
Enjoy!
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Recommended reads for your home or classroom collection:
Click Clack Moo; Cows that Type by Doreen Cronin
A hilarious fiction tale about some very opinionated and self expressive barn animals.
Open the Barn Door by Christopher Santoro
Great Realistic Fiction book that teaches about where animals live on the farm.
Old MacDonald Had a Farm by Little Golden Books
A classic that needs no introduction. Best for babies (sing the song or use hand puppets) to age 4.
First Farm Words by Roger Priddy
Great for vocabulary building and ELD. The photos are wonderful, clear and simple. We use this book for letter hunts as well!
On the Farm Sticker Activity Book by National Geographic Kids
Stickers and animals… need I say more?
Jobs on the Farm by Nancy Dickmann
A great reference book for children! It has great photos and is very simple and easy for kids to understand.
How did that get in my lunchbox? The Story of Food by Chris Butterworth and Lucia Gaggiotti
This is a great book to teach children about where food comes from. It doesn’t teach about animal food sources and not every farm produces food that is commonly found in a child’s lunch box. It’s still a great book just not specifically about farms (with animals).
On The Farm by David Elliott
Beautiful illustrations and simple text about farm animals (with some rhyme).
Author |
Title |
Notes |
Doreen Cronin |
Duck for President |
Another funny fiction book from Doreen Cronin related to farms. |
Jarrett J Krosoczka |
Punk Farm |
Fun Farm book where the animals all play instruments when the farmer goes to bed. |
Sandra Boyton |
The Barnyard Dance |
Board Book. This well known author woo’s us again with this super fun rhyming book. John Stey’s version of this song is available for download on Amazon Music. |
Rod Campbell |
Flip Flop Match |
Board Book. Lift the flap book to find matchig pairs, this book is fun with simple rhyming text. |
Christopher Santoro |
Open the Barn Door |
Another great board book.This one is also life the flap which young kids tend to love the interaction. |
Margaret Wise Brown |
The Big Red Barn |
This book includes math (size, shape, color and numbers) and language concepts (some rhyming text). The language is simple and doubles as a good bedtime story. |
Paul Galdone |
The Little Red Hen |
My FAV version, worth buying- great multi-age, multi- function book. |
Diane Muldrow |
The Little Red Hen |
Another great version of the classic tale. |
Eric Hill |
Spot Goes to the Farm |
Cute story about Spot’s day at his dad’s farm. Teaches baby animal names and infers where animals live. |
Tiger Tales |
Noisy Farm |
Non-Fiction touch and feel sound book |
Nancy Shaw |
Sheep in the Jeep |
Fun rhyming book with simple sentences. Could be used as a spelling study for spelling patterns for older siblings (2nd Grade: sheep, heap, etc.) |
DK |
Touch and feel Farm |
Awesome tactile Board Book by one of my favorite publishers (DK)! |
Golden Books |
Old MacDonald Had a Farm |
Classic Preschool/ K Book |
Amy Parker |
Night Night Farm |
Super Cute bedtime story! There is also a touch and feel version of this book as well. Board book. |
National Geographic Kids |
On the Farm |
On the Farm sticker activity book. Stickers are versital and can be used for math, writing and other language art lessons. |
E.B. White |
Charlotte’s Web |
Classic children’s literature & NEwberry Honor Book. This is 3rd Grade Level. |
Roger Priddy |
First Farm Words |
Great Vocab builder & beginning ELD Reference |
Roger Priddy |
On the Farm |
Baby and Feel series- this boxeds set has farm animals, baby animals, zoo animals and pets. It’s great for younger siblings! |
Roger Priddy |
Night, Night Farm |
Board Book |
Author |
Title |
Notes |
Ginger Swift |
Babies on the Farm |
Great NF reference for babies. Board Book |
Eric Ranson |
On the farm |
Magnetic Story & Play Scence 3+ years |
Scholastic |
Old MacDonald’s Handbook |
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Sandra Boyton |
Barnyard Bath |
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Kelly Jones |
Unsual Chickens, Exceptional Poultry Farmer |
3rd Grade level this book is written in a series of letters. It is humorous and does teach about chickens. |
Joy Cowley |
Mrs. Wishy Washy’s Farm |
Fiction; Great book for beg. readers although the animals revolt and leave the farm for the city. |
Eric Carle |
The Very Busy Spider |
Classic fiction story about a hard working spider who encounters many farm animals. |
Eric Carle |
Around the Farm |
This look and find book is perfect for littles who love books but aren’t reading yet. |
Jessic Peters |
Farm Nursery Songs |
This is an older book but it’s so rare to find song books I had to include it. |
David Shannon |
Duck on a Bike |
Another funny book by David Shannon. Duck learns to ride a bike and rides around the farm. |
Alice Provensen & Martin Provensen |
All Year on Maple Hill Farm |
Non-fiction book about life year round on the farm. |
Workman Publishing |
Eye Like Stickers: On the Farm |
Non-Fiction sticker book. NF stickers are GREAT for integrating language arts or math lessons… um plus stickers are WAY cool! This book has over 400! |
Gail Gibbons |
Farming |
Gail Gibbons lends this book well to her younger readers! |
Nancy Tafuri |
This is the farmer |
This book is great for 1 year olds+ it has great pictures and large print font. |
Jane Miller |
Farm Alphabet Book |
Super simple book great for introducing the alphabet while working on a farm theme. |
Janet Morgan Storke |
Minerva Louise: Down on the Farm |
Preschool/K Rhyming Book |
Nicholas Harris |
A Year on the Farm |
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Nancy Dickmann |
Jobs on the Farm |
Excellent non fiction farm reader. |
Left Brain Kids |
Farming Jobs |
Great Non-fiction book about farm jobs. |
Blake A Huena |
A Visit to the Farm |
Great Non-fiction book. |
Tracy Stefna |
Math on the Farm |
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Jan Pfloof |
The Farm Book |
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Lucy Cousins |
Maisy’s Morning in the Farm |
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Bill Steers |
Tractor Mac: Harvet Time |
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DK |
Farm Peek-a-Boo |
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Will Hallenbrand |
Down by the Barn |
PRINT the full Farm Book List HERE
FARM Preschool Activities:
After you’ve read the best farm books for kids you may get requests for some farm related activities.
If you’re into preschool activities at home you can create a calendar to help keep you organized. I make mine in PowerPoint and buy the art work to add in.
Don’t have time to make an activity calendar? Use mine!
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