75 Children’s Books About Farms & Agrarian Life

Farms and agrarian life are fascinating subjects for children. I’ve created this list of children’s books related to these themes to help you find a wide variety of books to use in your home. This list includes both picture books and non-fiction books. I included topics such as animals, crops, machines, family life, the old ways, and more. I’ve organized the books in alphabetical order by title.

Most of the books are in print and available for purchase on Amazon so I have linked to them there. You might need to look for some at your library or a used books website. As always, it is important that you review each book to determine if it meets the needs and values of your individual family. The inclusion of a title here does not indicate an endorsement of all of the content or the author. I hope you enjoy many books from this list with your children!

Farm Printables

Before we get to the books, I wanted to share a couple of things with you. If you are studying farms and agrarian life, I have a few printable products that would make great companions to your study.

Farm Fun Fact Cards

This set of Farm Fun Fact Cards includes so many fascinating facts about farm life including facts about crops, farmers, and more. There are many ways to use these cards which I list in the product description. Just click on the link above or the product cover to see more.

Farm Fun Facts Copywork

Related to the fun fact cards is this set of print and cursive copywork. It includes three different versions to meet the needs of your individual learners.

And now on to the books!

Children’s Books About Farms & Agrarian Life

I have indicated where I have a separate post devoted to a book.

Numbers

1 is One by Tasha Tudor

A Books

ABC Book of Early Americana by Eric Sloane
America at Work: Farming – Ann Love
The American Family Farm by Joan Anderson
Antler, Bear, Canoe: A Northwoods Alphabet by Betsy Bowen (My post)
Appalachian ABCs by Francie Hall
Apple Farmer Annie by Monica Wellington (My post with learning ideas)
Around the Year by Tasha Tudor

B Books

Barn Dance by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault (My post)
Becky’s Christmas by Tasha Tudor
The Bee Tree by Patricia Polacco
The Biggest Bear by Lynd Ward
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey

C Books

Charlie Needs a Cloak by Tomie dePaola
Chicks & Chickens by Gail Gibbons
Christmas in the Country by Cynthia Rylant and Dianne Goode (My post)
The Cow Who Fell in the Canal by Phyllis Krasilovsky

D Books

Down, Down the Mountain by Ellis Credle

E Books

An Edible Alphabet by Bonnie Christensen

F Books

Family Farm by Thomas Locker
A Family for Old Mill Farm by Shutta Crum (My post)
Farm Alphabet Book by Jane Miller
The Farm Book by E. Boyd Smith
Farm Machines (World of Farming) by Nancy Dickmann
A Farmer’s Alphabet by Mary Azarian
Farming by Gail Gibbons
Flicka, Ricka, Dicka and the Big Red Hen by Maj Lindman
Food and Farming Then and Now (From Olden Days to Modern Ways in Your Community) by Bobbie Kalman
From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons
The Fruits We Eat by Gail Gibbons

G Books

Gathering: A Northwoods Counting Book by Betsy Bowen (My post)

H Books

Haystack by Bonnie and Arthur Geisert
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush by Iza Trapani (My post)
Homeplace by Anne Shelby (My post)
Homespun Sarah by Verla Kay
Horses! by Gail Gibbons

I Books

Island Boy by Barbara Cooney

J Books

Just Plain Fancy by Patricia Polacco

L Books

Leah’s Pony by Elizabeth Friedrich
The Little Farm by Lois Lenski
The Log Cabin Quilt by Ellen Howard

M Books

Market Day by Carol Foskett Cordsen (My post)
The Midnight Farm by Reeve Lindbergh
Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
Mountain Town by Bonnie and Arthur Geisert
Mountain Wedding by Faye Gibbons

R Books

The Raft by Jim LaMarche
Raising Yoder’s Barn by Jane Yolen
The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant
Reuben and the Fire by Merle Good
Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran
Rusty, Trusty Tractor by Joy Cowley

S Books

Sleep Tight Farm: A Farm Prepares for Winter by Eugenie Doyle (My post)
Small Pig by Arnold Lobel
Sugaring Time by Kathryn Lasky

T Books

This is the Farmer by Nancy Tafuri
Thundercake by Patricia Polacco
Town & Country by Alice and Martin Provensen
Town Mouse, Country Mouse by Jan Brett
Two Little Gardeners by Margaret Wise Brown (My post)

U Books

Up North at the Cabin by Marsha Wilson Chall

V Books

The Vegetables We Eat by Gail Gibbons

W Books

When I Was Little by Marcia Williams
When I Was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant

Y Books

The Year at Maple Hill Farm by Alice and Martin Provensen (My post)
A Year on the Farm by Christina Mia Gardeski
Yonder by Tony Johnston, illus. by Lloyd Bloom
Yonie Wondernose by Marguerite de Angeli

More Themes For You

If you enjoy learning with themes with your children, here are a few closely related themes to explore on my site:

I also have a Learning With Themes Activity Pack that can be used with a wide variety of unit studies and themes which I explain in How to Easily Create a Themed Unit Study.

75 Children’s Books About Farms & Agrarian Life