Farmers Storytime – Revised
Farmers are essential to our lives, yet many children may not be aware of what they do. This theme is fun but also introduces these essential community helpers. You could also use this plan for a storytime at the local farmers’ market, as part of your library’s outreach efforts. For a craft project, make farm animal paper windsocks: Farm Animal Windsock Craft for Kids - Buggy and Buddy.
Bateman, Teresa. Job Wanted. An old dog arrives at the farm seeking a job, and proves he is very helpful to the farmer.
Cronin, Doreen. Click, Clack, Good Night. The farmer is able to get all of the animals to sleep except the duck.
Davies, Becky. You Can Be a Farmer, Too! A brother and sister learn to help out on their Uncle’s farm in this rhyming tale.
Dillard, Sherri. Cowhide-and-Seek. Bessie the cow hears the farmer counting so she thinks he wants to play hide-and-seek!
Fenton, Tanya. Three Silly Chickens. Nora, Flora, and Dora all believe they are the prettiest chicken on the farm.
Gianferrari, Maria. Thank a Farmer. In this informational picture book, the path from farm to the grocery store to the table is set out in a simple way.
Goetz, Steve. Old MacDonald Had a Boat. The farmer and his wife build a boat with the help of their animals.
Stead, Philip. The Sun Is Late and So Is the Farmer. In this story with repetition, a mule, cow, and horse set out to determine why the sun hasn’t come up yet.
Thomas, Jan. The Chicken Who Couldn’t. When a chicken falls out of the farmer’s truck, other animals give suggestions to the chicken on how to get back to the farm.
Tolstoy, Aleksey. The Gigantic Turnip. In this classic cumulative folktale, the farmer and various animals try to pull up a huge turnip. Have the children act out the story.
Trapani, Iza. Old MacDonald Had a …Zoo? In this variation on the classic song, the farmer discovers several zoo animals on the farm.
Willms, Russ. Parker’s Place. Parker is a T Rex who moves to a farm but can’t find tasks that he is good at.
Previous: https://www.bayviews.org/storytime/stfarmers/
Penny Peck, SJSU iSchool