Agricultural Mural Recommended Reading List

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

Updated June 3, 2026
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Agricultural Mural Recommended Reading List

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

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La granja
Arlon, Penelope.
Paper Book
A bright and engaging first information book about farms, specially designed for children learning to read.FARM is full of facts and images of all the wonderful things that make a farm run. Recognizable animals, such as roosters and cows, are combined with the more unusual aspects of farm life, such...
Farm dogs
Clay, Kathryn.
Paper Book
Bark and wag. Chase dangerous animals away. Farm dogs are at home on the farm.
Goats
Clay, Kathryn.
Paper Book
Climb and play. Rest in a sunny field. Goats are at home on the farm.
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...
Mrs. Wishy-Washy's Farm
Cowley, Joy.
Paper Book
In this beloved classic story, three stubborn farm animals don't want to get washed--and wind up making a bigger mess instead! The perfect bath-time story! Uh-oh. It's wash day at the farm, and Mrs. Wishy-Washy won't back down. She's getting ready to rub and scrub all the animals...
Serious farm
Egan, Tim
Paper Book
Farmer Fred never smiled much. “Farmin’ is serious business,” he’d say. “Nothin’ funny about corn.” And so life on his farm was pretty serious. None of the animals laughed or even smiled. But everyone has to laugh sometimes, including Farmer Fed. The...
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...
Old Mikamba had a farm
Isadora, Rachel
Paper Book
This fabulous version of the classic nursery song "Old MacDonald" introduces children to a menagerie of African animals and their sounds. It is beautifully illustrated by Caldecott Honor winner Rachel Isadora, with her signature collage-style artwork. Old Mikamba had a farm, E-I-E-I-O....
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.
The noisy farm : lots of animal noises to enjoy!
McGee, Marni.
Paper Book
Cock-a-doodle-doo! A rooster crows loudly and another noisy day at the farm begins. The farmer wakes up and we hear the floor creak under his feet. As he goes about his daily chores, a pail bumps his knee, pong, pong, poink! The cow moos while she is being milked, and the horses thumpety thump...
My farm friends
Minor, Wendell.
Paper Book
Is there anything cuter than a little lamb or playful piglet? Farm animals are fascinating, and they are full of surprises, too. Naturally, cows make milk- but did you know they need to drink a bathtub-full of water every day? And of course turkeys gobble- but sometimes they purr like cats. Wendell...
Fantastic farm machines
Peterson, Cris.
Paper Book
The day-to-day business of growing and harvesting crops for food is brought to dramatic life in this Nebraska Children's Agriculture Book of the Year as children see farmers and their machinery hard at work. Farmers lifted and hauled, cut and chopped, plowed and planted, waters and mowed by...
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...
Go to sleep, little farm
Ray, Mary Lyn
Paper Book
     In the tradition of Margaret Wise Brown, Mary Lyn Ray presents a hushed picture book about the rhythm of the natural world on a small farm as all creatures prepare for sleep. Artist Christopher Silas Neal's classic illustrations quiet even the most...
Anywhere farm
Root, Phyllis
Paper Book
For any anywhere farm, here's all that you need: soil and sunshine, some water, a seed. You might think a farm means fields, tractors, and a barnyard full of animals. But you can plant a farm anywhere you like! A box or a bucket, a boot or a pan -- almost anything can be...
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...
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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