Grandma, Grandpa, and the grandkids enjoy April Fools' Day on the farm. It's a spring morning on the farm. Grandma is happy the grandkids are visiting-they've picked just the right day!-and Grandpa is fixing breakfast. Suddenly his grandson reports that the cows have got loose! He thinks Big Brown Bessie just stepped on a goose! "Good gracious," Grandpa says as he pours himself a glass of milk. When his granddaughter shouts the chickens are out, Grandpa...

Growing up on a pineapple farm in Mexico, a young girl discovers the magic in everyday transformations that take place around her.

"This beautifully illustrated children's classic follows the farmer's cat on a nighttime journey through fields, farms, forests, and town to see what only he can see after the sun sets. Each scene is shown first as a human would see it at night--dark shapes against a midnight blue sky--and then as the cat sees it in vivid color and profuse detail. This commemorative edition of a book first published in 1969 features a new backmatter tribute to Dahlov...

This lyrical journey through the changing seasons and passing years in the life of one New Englander and his family captures both the peace and the bustling energy of nineteenth-century America.

"Little Duck can't wait to celebrate Valentine's Day, but when she invites a little fox to the dance, the newcomer might ruin the party, or perhaps, she's just what the party needs"--

When building a community swimming pond, Tractor Mac and his friends on the farm discover that teamwork makes all the difference.

When a big new yellow tractor arrives, Otis the friendly little tractor is cast away behind the barn, but when trouble occurs Otis is the only one who can help.

A new cow at the Barn Sanctuary named Buttercup is scared, angry, and does not want anything to do with the other animals, but when she gets caught in the fence they come her rescue and Buttercup learns that here all animals are family.

Scrapper teaches Bo to swim when they visit the swimming hole with their human family.

"There are adventures at night when growing up on the farm! An after-dark journey out to the barn, even on the coldest winter evening, can result in a warm and welcoming scene. Who is awake? Who is asleep? And who is just making their first appearance in the barn?"--Book jacket flap.