Agricultural Mural Recommended Reading List

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

Updated June 3, 2026
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Hi-five farm!
Burach, Ross
Paper Book
Kids will love hi-fiving their favorite farm animals while also learning opposites in this silly, interactive board book. Don't miss the companion title, Hi-Five Animals! Ready, set, off we go! Let's start with a hi-five HELLO! For...
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...
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,...
On the farm
Elliott, David
Paper Book
A New York Times best-selling author and a Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator evoke life on a farm in a simple, lyrical text and boldly expressive images. From the bull to the barn cat to the wild bunny, the farmyard bustles with life. The rooster crows, the...
Miss MacDonald has a farm
Gwarjanski, Kalee
Paper Book
In this plant-based spin on the traditional children's song "Old MacDonald", readers can join Miss MacDonald on her vegetable farm and see all the work that goes into growing healthy and delicious produce. "Miss MacDonald has a farm, She loves things that grow!"<...
Farm
Hernandez, Leeza
Paper Book
This robust board book will fascinate babies and introduce them to life on the farm, from big animals to bees and tractors. Every page is designed to stimulate developing minds, with striking high-contrast illustrations and inviting holes to peek through.
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.
Fergus and Zeke and the great farm field trip
Messner, Kate
Paper Book
Will the two classroom mice make it back to the bus on time, or will they be stuck on the farm forever? A funny adventure tailor-made for farm-loving kids. Fergus and Zeke love being the class pets in Miss Maxwell's class, and they always want to do whatever the students do. So...
Dinosaur farm
Preston-Gannon, Frann
Paper Book
Its hard work being a farmer--and even harder running a DINOSAUR FARM! Children will love spending a day on this vibrant farm, filled with appealing prehistoric creatures of every shape and size. Theyll follow the farmer from dawn till dusk, through feedings, cleanings, baby...
A year on the farm
Unstead, Sue
Paper Book
Follow the busy lives of Mr. and Mrs. Farmer through A Year on the Farm, looking after the animals and growing crops. Look out for the busy Red Tractor who's helping out! Level 1 books are stories for children just beginning to learn to read. They use short, simple sentences, simple...

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