At My Dad’s Sweet Corn, our favorite things include farming, family, and reading! If you have a little reader interested in tractors, animals, or agriculture, this is the blog post for you. The following includes kid books for infants through age 12 that celebrate life on the farm. For your convenience, we’ve included Amazon links but always love checking out our local bookstores too.
Farm Anatomy Activities for Kids: Fun, Hands-On Learning
Reading age: 8-12 years
In this book, kids learn about daily farm activities including taking care of both crops and animals. It also demonstrates how farms connect to people through the food we eat and the clothes we wear. This book incorporates hands-on activities without ever leaving home.
Rusty Trusty Tractor
Reading age: 5-7 years
The Rusty, Trusty Tractor is a cute story about a boy, his grandfather, and his grandfather’s tractor. The grandfather is insistent his fifty-year-old tractor works just fine, while a salesman tries to convince him otherwise. This book is a great lesson in farming and friendship.
National Geographic Kids on the Farm Sticker Activity Book
Reading age: 4-8
This book includes over 1,000 adorable animal stickers, games, drawing activities, and more. Learn and keep kids entertained with hours of fun!
Worms Eat My Garbage
Reading age: 6 and up
Worms Eat My Garbage provides a simple, straightforward demonstration on how to use worms to recycle food waste into nutrient-rich fertilizer. Learn about the entire process from creating a bin to maintaining the worms and harvesting the compost.
Farming
Reading age: 4-8
In Farming, kids can learn about farm life throughout the seasons. This book was vetted by an agricultural scientist and shares real-life details about chores and farming procedures.
Food from Farms
Reading age: 4-6
We’re partial to sweetcorn, but there are many types of farms that produce food. Some produce vegetables like My Dad’s Sweet Corn while others produce fruit, meat, or poultry.
Mrs. Wishy-Washy’s Farm
Reading age: 2-5
This is such a fun read! Mrs. Wishy-Washy likes to keep her farm animals clean, but one day they get fed up and run away to the big city. They find themselves in a bit of trouble and realize that maybe the farm wasn’t so bad after all. And if you love this one, this book is part of a series of Mrs. Wishy-Washy Books.
Hide-and-Seek on the Farm
Reading age: 2-5
This book includes 40 flaps to lift, 40 objects to find, and 5 puzzles. Kids can find and follow farmers as they tend to the crops and animals.
Night Night Farm
Reading age: 1-3
This board book is perfect for your youngest book lovers. This rhyming bedtime book allows toddlers say goodnight to all of their animal farm friends.
Seed to Plant
Reading age: 4-6
We see fruits, vegetables, flowers, and trees as a part of our daily lives. But how do they grow? Seed to Plant shows the journey a plant must go through in order to thrive.
A Year on the Farm
Reading age: 4-8
This book teaches kids about modern farming equipment and the jobs a farmer does each season. Perfect for anyone interested in becoming a future farmer!
Before We Eat: From Farm to Table
Reading age: 3-5
A lot of work goes into growing food! This children’s book is a great reminder of all of the people who work hard to plant and take care of animals before food gets to our table.
Around the Farm
Reading Age: 2-4
In Around the Farm, little readers are introduced to new farming words, matching games, and counting. They’ll explore a farmhouse kitchen, a corn maze, farmers market, and more!
Any kids farming books missing any from our list? Comment below and we’ll get it added!
Thank you so much for including my book, Farm Anatomy Activities for Kids, on your list for this year! I had so much fun writing it and as an ag advocate, I’m hoping more children learn about where their food and fiber comes from and how important agriculture is in their daily lives and how hard farmers and ranchers work to provide for all of us. I’m a new follower on your Facebook page!