Agricultural Mural Recommended Reading List

Read about farms! Tractors, crops, and pigs, oh my!

Updated June 3, 2026
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Farm
Arlon, Penelope.
Paper Book
Emergent Reader. Bright and engaging first information print and digital books, specially designed for children learning to read. Farm is full of facts and engaging images of a farm hard at work. Favorite baby and fully-grown farm animals are encountered, alongside the less visited...
Big tractor
Clement, Nathan
Paper Book
This dynamic picture book shows a big tractor from spring to harvest--planting, cultivating, harvesting, and doing other important tasks on a busy farm. A tractor is more than a piece of farm machinery. It's farmer's partner that helps him get the hard work done. Bold...
Sheep
Culliford, Amy
Paper Book
Early readers are introduced to sheep and life on a farm. Simple sentences accompany engaging pictures.
Color farm
Ehlert, Lois.
Paper Book
This acclaimed picture book is a visually exciting introduction to colors, shapes, and animals for preschoolers. Share this classic die-cut concept book at home or at circle time. Lois Ehlert, of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom fame, was a picture book genius. "Brightness, boldness,...
Grandma's farm
Garland, Michael
Paper Book
In this charming and nostalgia-filled companion to the best-selling picture book Grandpa's Tractor,a grandmother shares her fond memories of farm life. Grandma Ginny and Timmy take a trip tovisit the site of thefamily farm, where the old house and some rickety buildings...
Punk Farm
Krosoczka, Jarrett.
Paper Book
After a long day of work, Farmer Joe goes home to bed. But meanwhile, back at the barn . . . Cow sets up her drums. Pig plugs in his amp. Goat tunes his bass. Chicken sets up her keyboards. And Sheep checks the microphone. They are Punk Farm...
Down on the farm
Kutner, Merrily.
Paper Book
The sights and sounds of noisy farmyard animals during a busy day include roosters calling, horses neighing, cows mooing, ducks quacking, and pigs oinking.
In, over and on! (the farm)
Long, Ethan
Paper Book
It's time for fun on the farm with the Geisel Award-winning author of Up, Tall, and High! Why is Pig inside Chicken's coop? How many animal friends can fit on top of a tractor? Lift the flaps to find out in three easy-to-read stories that will...
The noisy farm : lots of animal noises to enjoy!
McGee, Marni.
Paper Book
There is so much for the farmer to do, from feeding the animals, planting the crops, mending the fence and making his own breakfast, to finally tucking himself safely into bed. Throughout the entire day the jolly farmer is accompanied by the joyful and tremendous noises of the farm, but...
Funny Farm
Teague, Mark.
Paper Book
Hawthorne Farm is a funny farm, a good-humored farm, a farm that is chock full of fun! Award-winning author/illustrator Mark Teague creates a farm with a sense of humor. Readers will laugh out loud when Cousin Edward arrives from the city to help out on the farm. The cows, pigs, and...
Goose on the farm
Wall, Laura
Paper Book
When Sophie and Goose go on a class trip to the farm, Goose starts to feel left out and sets out on his own. He meets many new animals along the way, but it's not quite the same as being with his friend Sophie, until . . . BAAA! Has Goose made a new friend? In Laura Wall's latest...

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