“What are the best Children’s books about Farms And Farming?” We looked at 143 of the top Kids Farming books, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!

The top 33 titles, all appearing on 2 or more “Best Kids Farming” book lists, are ranked below by how many lists they appear on. The remaining 100+ titles, as well as the lists we used are in alphabetical order at the bottom of the page.

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Top 33 Best Children’s Books About Farms And Farming

33 .) Before We Eat: From Farm to Table written by Pat Brisson

Lists It Appears On:

• Carle Museum
• Carolina Farm Stewards

As a family sits down to enjoy a meal, thoughts of those who provide the food, from farmers who plant and tend seeds to store clerks who sell groceries, fill each one with gratitude.

32 .) Charlotte’s Web written by E. B. White

Lists It Appears On:

• Mud Pies And Manicures
• Pragmatic Mom

This beloved book by E. B. White, author of Stuart Little and The Trumpet of the Swan, is a classic of children’s literature that is “just about perfect.” This high-quality paperback features vibrant illustrations colorized by Rosemary Wells! Some Pig. Humble. Radiant. These are the words in Charlotte’s Web, high up in Zuckerman’s barn. Charlotte’s spiderweb tells of her feelings for a little pig named Wilbur, who simply wants a friend. They also express the love of a girl named Fern, who saved Wilbur’s life when he was born the runt of his litter. E. B. White’s Newbery Honor Book is a tender novel of friendship, love, life, and death that will continue to be enjoyed by generations to come.

31 .) Down By the Barn written by Will Hillenbrand

Lists It Appears On:

• Barnes & Noble
• Mud Pies And Manicures

Ride with the tractor driver around the farm to pick up all of the animals.

30 .) Down on the Farm written by Merrily Kutner

Lists It Appears On:

• Pre-K Pages
• The Measured Mom

Simple rhyming text describes the sounds and activities of animals during a day on the farm.

29 .) Duck for President written by Doreen Cronin

Lists It Appears On:

• Mud Pies And Manicures
• Pragmatic Mom

When Duck gets tired of working for Farmer Brown, his political ambition eventually leads to his being elected President.

28 .) Duck on a Bike written by David Shannon

Lists It Appears On:

• Mud Pies And Manicures
• The Measured Mom

A duck decides to ride a bike and soon influences all the other animals on the farm to ride bikes too.

27 .) Eating the Alphabet: Fruits and Vegetables from A-Z written by Lois Ehlert

Lists It Appears On:

• Carle Museum
• Carolina Farm Stewards

An alphabetical tour of the world of fruits and vegetables, from apricot and artichoke to yam and zucchini.

26 .) Giggle, Giggle, Quack written by Doreen Cronin

Lists It Appears On:

• Goodreads
• Life Over CS

When Farmer Brown goes on vacation, leaving his brother Bob in charge, Duck makes trouble by changing all his instructions to notes the animals like much better.

25 .) Growing Vegetable Soup written by Lois Ehlert

Lists It Appears On:

• Carle Museum
• Carolina Farm Stewards

A father and child grow vegetables and then make them into a soup.

24 .) Hogwash written by Karma Wilson

Lists It Appears On:

• Life Over CS
• The Measured Mom

When his stubborn pigs refuse a sudsy cleaning, a determined farmer learns that mud baths can be just as fun.

23 .) How Did That Get in My Lunchbox? written by Christine Butterworth

Lists It Appears On:

• Carle Museum
• It’s Fundamental

The best part of a young child’s day is often opening a lunchbox and diving in. But how did all that delicious food get there? Who made the bread for the sandwich? What about the cheese inside? Who plucked the fruit? And where did the chocolate in that cookie get its start? From planting wheat to mixing flour into dough, climbing trees to machine-squeezing fruit, picking cocoa pods to stirring a vat of melted bliss, here is a clear, engaging look at the steps involved in producing some common foods. Healthy tips and a peek at basic food groups complete the menu.…

22 .) Little Blue Truck written by Alice Schertle

Lists It Appears On:

• Life Over CS
• Pre-K Pages

A small blue truck finds his way out of a jam, with a little help from his friends.

21 .) LuLu The Big Little Chick written by Paulette Bogan

Lists It Appears On:

• Life Over CS
• The Measured Mom

When Lulu gets tired of being told she is too little to do things, she decides to go far, far away.

20 .) Milk: From Cow to Carton written by Aliki Brandenberg

Lists It Appears On:

• It’s Fundamental
• The Measured Mom

Briefly describes how a cow produces milk, how the milk is processed in a dairy, and how various other dairy products are made from milk.

19 .) Millie Waits for the Mail written by Alexander Steffensmeier

Lists It Appears On:

• Life Over CS
• The Measured Mom

Millie the cow loves to scare the mailman and chase him off the farm, until the mailman comes up with a plan that ends up pleasing everyone.

18 .) No Sleep for the Sheep! written by Karen Beaumont

Lists It Appears On:

• Life Over CS
• The Measured Mom

A sheep wants nothing but to go to sleep in the big red barn on the farm, but each time he closes his eyes, another animal moos or neighs or peeps to come in.

17 .) Old Macdonald Had a Farm written by Pam Adams

Lists It Appears On:

• Goodreads
• Mud Pies And Manicures

Matching holes on opposing die-cut pages reveal the animals on Old MacDonald’s farm and the sounds they make.

16 .) Old MacDonald Had an Apartment House written by Judi Barrett

Lists It Appears On:

• Goodreads
• The Measured Mom

Mr. MacDonald, an apartment super, turns his building into a four-story farm with hot and cold running sweet potato vines, ceiling carrots, carpets of cabbages, and other farm produce and animals, prompting all the tenants to move out.

15 .) Serious Farm written by Tim Egan

Lists It Appears On:

• Pragmatic Mom
• The Measured Mom

Farmer Fred takes his work very seriously and so do his animals, until they decide they need to make the farm more fun and set out to find a way to make Farmer Fred laugh.

14 .) The Cow Who Clucked written by Denise Fleming

Lists It Appears On:

• Pre-K Pages
• The Measured Mom

When a cow loses her moo, she searches to see if another animal in the barn has it.

13 .) The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash written by Trinka Hakes Noble

Lists It Appears On:

• Goodreads
• The Measured Mom

Jimmy’s boa constrictor wreaks havoc on the class trip to a farm.

12 .) The Flea’s Sneeze written by Lynn Downey

Lists It Appears On:

• Goodreads
• The Measured Mom

A flea with a cold startles all the animals in the barn when it sneezes unexpectedly.

11 .) The Grumpy Morning written by Pamela Duncan Edwards

Lists It Appears On:

• Goodreads
• Life Over CS

A cow’s moo sets off a chain reaction which causes the other animals on the farm to speak out in their own way to let the farmer’s wife know she is late to feed them.

10 .) This Is the Farmer written by Nancy Tafuri

Lists It Appears On:

• Mud Pies And Manicures
• The Measured Mom

A farmer’s kiss causes an amusing chain of events on the farm.

9 .) This Little Chick written by John Lawrence

Lists It Appears On:

• Life Over CS
• The Measured Mom

A little chick shows that he can make the sounds of the animals in his neighborhood.

8 .) We’re Going to the Farmer’s Market written by Stefan Page

Lists It Appears On:

• Carle Museum
• Carolina Farm Stewards

In simple rhyming text, children visit the local farmers’ market to buy fresh fruits and vegetables and then return home to cook a feast.

7 .) Going to Sleep on the Farm written by Wendy Cheyette Lewison

Lists It Appears On:

• Carolina Farm Stewards
• Goodreads
• The Measured Mom

A father describes for his son how each animal on the farm goes to sleep.

6 .) Minerva Louise written by Janet Morgan Stoeke

Lists It Appears On:

• Goodreads
• Mud Pies And Manicures
• The Measured Mom

A hen has fun exploring the house with the red curtains.

5 .) Mrs. Wishy Washy’s Farm written by Joy Cowley

Lists It Appears On:

• Mud Pies And Manicures
• Pre-K Pages
• The Measured Mom

Tired of being washed by Mrs. Wishy-Washy, a cow, pig, and duck leave her farm and head for the city.

4 .) The Little Red Hen written by Jerry Pinkney

Lists It Appears On:

• Mud Pies And Manicures
• Pre-K Pages
• The Measured Mom

A newly illustrated edition of the classic fable of the hen who is forced to do all the work of baking bread and of the animals who learn a bitter lesson from it.

3 .) Big Red Barn written by Margaret Wise Brown and Felicia Bond

Lists It Appears On:

• Barnes & Noble
• Life Over CS
• Pre-K Pages
• The Measured Mom

The story of various farm animals and how their activities revolve around a big red barn.

2 .) On The Farm written by David Elliott and Holly Meade

Lists It Appears On:

• Barnes & Noble
• Life Over CS
• Mud Pies And Manicures
• Pre-K Pages

Gives a view of the world of the family farm.

1 .) Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type written by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin

Lists It Appears On:

• Barnes & Noble
• Goodreads
• Life Over CS
• Mud Pies And Manicures
• Pragmatic Mom
• The Measured Mom

When Farmer Brown’s cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want.

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