Holidays on a farm are a lot of fun and if you are lucky enough to stay on a working farm your child can meet different kinds of animals and gain many new experiences. We were amazed how many farmyard stories we have on our bookcase, these are some of our favourites.
The Complete Book of Farmyard Tales
by Heather Amery. Illustrated by Stephen Cartwright
This is still my daughter’s favourite farmyard storybook! Life on Appletree Farm is very eventful but the simple text is easy for toddlers to understand and is specially written for beginner readers. Our version has the CD which has great sound effects!
by Eric Carle
The simple repetitive text introduces different farmyard animals who would all like to play with the little spider. But she’s too busy…
by Julia Donaldson. Illustrated by Lydia Monks
The ladybird’s enlists the animals on the farm to help stop two thieves from stealing the farmer’s prize cow. The many different animal sounds in the story make this a fun book to read aloud.
by Pat Hutchins
Rosie goes for a walk around the farmyard but unbeknown to her she is being followed by a fox. Rosie’s walk is uneventful but the fox’s walk isn’t!
by Helme Heine
Fat Pig, Charlie Rooster and Johnny Mouse enjoy doing everything together. However, when they can’t find a suitable place where they all can sleep they must acknowledge that best friends need to have time apart too.
by Paula Metcalf. Illustrated by Cally Johnson-Isaacs
Rupert Rabbit tries to find a job in the farmyard so that he can go and live with the other animals. This is a really amusing story which introduces children to different farm animals.
by A. Bogie. Illustrated by Rebecca Eliott
This fun, rhyming Christmas story shows the farm animals cleaning out their homes ready for a visit from Santa. We love the animals’ Christmas sweaters!
by E. B. White. Illustrated by Garth Williams
Wilbur the pig has an unusual best friend, Charlotte the spider. They are the stars of the story which also introduces other farmyard animals including a rat called Templeton, one of our favourite characters.
The Unbelievable Top Secret Diary of Pig
by Emer Stamp
A very funny farmyard adventure including Pig, Duck and a group of Evil Chickens who want to send Pig into space! Plenty of toilet humour is included in the fast paced text, we couldn’t put this book down!
by Roald Dahl. Illustrated by Quentin Blake
Mr Kranky is so impressed by the effect that George’s Marvellous Medicine has on Grandma that he gives it to the animals on his farm. Attempts to recreate the medicine aren’t so successful and the farm’s hens have some strange reactions.
Do you have a favourite story set on a farm? We’d love to hear about it in the comments.
We have more animal picture books that we love on Pinterest
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