In honor of National Agriculture Week and our love for teaching kids about agriculture, we’ve put together a list of some of the best farm books for kids.
Happy National Agriculture (Ag) Day and Week! This may not be a holiday you regularly celebrate, but it’s on our calendar! In honor of National Ag Week and because we love to teach kids about agriculture, we put together a list of the best farm books for kids.
About National Ag Day & Missouri Agriculture
This year marks the 49th Anniversary of the National Ag Day. It’s organized by the Agriculture Council of America, a nonprofit organization, that is dedicated to educate and increase awareness of agriculture’s role in society.
Here are some other fun facts about agriculture in the nation, Missouri and St. Louis:
- More than 22 million people are working in the field of agriculture in the U.S.
- A farmer feeds 144 people
- Missouri is home to 95,000 farms, averaging 291 acres each
- Compared to other states in the U.S., Missouri ranks 3rd in beef production.
- According to the 2020 Agriculture Economics study, the agriculture industry contributed $43 billion in Total Economic Contribution or 12.8% of the direct and indirect Gross Domestic Product of the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area (14 country area of MO & IL)
So many great farm books for kids!
We love good farm theme books and have many in our home library. To make our list, it had to be a book that told about farm animals or life on the farm. Captivating pictures are a must. And most importantly, it had to hold the attention of the littlest reader (our daughter!)
The Best Farm Books for Kids
Here are some of our favorite farm books for toddler and preschool children. These are in no particular order.
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Tractor Mac Series
Tractor Mac is a whole series of books and we can’t say enough good things about it. They’re perfect for any child that loves farms, farm animals or tractors. The stories give an accurate portrayal of farm-life, and there’s always a great lesson at the end about important topics like teamwork, sharing, friendship, hard work, and helping those in need. Get it here.
Daddy’s Girl
Daddy’s Girl by Greg Huett tells a wonderful story about a red calf named Scarlet that learns to honor her father and mother. At the end of the book, Huett includes real life photos of the animals that are illustrated in the story. Huett has written several farm-related titles that teach Biblical values and principals like Love your neighbor, the value of family, and hard work. We own several of his books and Daddy’s Girl is our personal fav. Get it here.
Indestructibles: Hello, Farm!
Do you need a baby gift? This is it! Indestructibles are printed on a lightweight, paper like material that is chew proof, rip proof and washable. They’re truly amazing and great for any baby in your life. Get it here.
Cows Can Moo! Can You?: All About Farms
This is a fun Cat in the Hat book where he spends a day on the farm. Kids will see cows being milked, fields being tilled, sheep being fed and much more! Get it here.
Do Cows Meow?
This is one of our favorite lift-the-flap farm books. It helps little ones learn the sounds of farm animals. Do cows sing? Do cows cuckoo? All I know is cows go . . . MOO! Get it here
Goodnight Tractor
If your little one loves tractors or farms, they will love this book. The book is also very short, which makes it a great bedtime read….but you may find yourself reading it over and over because kids love it so much! Get it here.
How did that get in my lunchbox?
Kids are very curious about everything! This is a great book for kids to learn the basics of where their food comes from. This book focuses on crops and produce. It skips meat entirely, which we wish it didn’t do, but it’s so good about everything else we had to include it on the list. Get it here.
Noisy Farm
This is a wonderful board book where children can touch, feel, and hear the farm animals as they read the book. Get it here.
First Peas to the Table
This wonderful book is written by an author from St. Louis. It’s a picture book that teaches children about Thomas Jefferson’s innovations in farming methods and contributions to agricultural production. It’s best for ages 4 and up. Get it here.
Farm Animals
This wonderful book by National Geographic explains what life is like on a family farms, and lets kids see the kinds of plants and animals they would find there. Get it here.
The Berenstain Bears Down on the Farm
We’re big fans of all Berenstain Bears books. In this book, Brother and Sister visit the farm and Farmer Ben answers all of their questions. Get it here.
The Berenstain Bears Reap the Harvest
In this book, Brother and Sister learn that working on a farm is hard work, but very satisfying. They also learn that sometimes you have to put in months of hard work on a farm before getting paid. Get it here.
The Busy Little Tractor
The busy little tractor loves to work hard, but he doesn’t like mud! This is a great story about friendship and helping each other. Get it here.
Hey, Hey, Hay!
In this story, children learn about hay baling and why it’s so important on the farm. The main character is a young girl who helps her mom do the farm chores, specifically, the hay baling. Mom drives the farm machinery and her daughter feeds the horses. Get it here.
Plant & Grow
This is a wonderful lift-the-flap book that is filled with fun farm facts, tractors, harvesting machinery, and lively rural scenes. Get it here.
ONE MORE THING!
Do you want to learn more about beef or our family farm? Join our weekly e-newsletter where we share farm happenings, recipes and beef availability. Sign-up and get a cheat sheet with 9-must-ask questions before buying beef directly from a farmer. Or, we have an entire ebook about beef that goes through purchasing and preparing beef from a cattle farmer’s perspective.
Here are a few other links you may like:
- Buying a Cow. How Much Beef Is It?
- How We Raise Our Grass Fed Beef
- 27 Amazing Facts About Cows
- Do Cows Have Teeth?
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