Joanna and the kids chronicle the adventures of starting their own family garden. From failed endeavors, obstacles (bunnies that eat everything!), and lessons learned, the Gaines family shares how they grew a happy, successful garden. As it turns out, trying something new isn't always easy, but the hardest work often yields the greatest reward.

In 1870, Tulip Jones, a wealthy, self-reliant widow from England, acquires the By-Golly Gully Ranch in Texas and soon finds herself saddled with 1000 suitors.

Charlie the Ranch Dog may be top dog, but he's ready to share his skills--and his responsibilities. Charlie wants to start his own school for the ranch animals. If Suzie, Kitty, and Walter can learn how to lend a paw, he can focus on other important things, like napping!

The pigs, Pete and Paul, are eager to help Farmer Bill grow the best and biggest watermelons so he'll win at the annual Fruit and Vegetable Show, but their overzealous efforts to help the melons grow faster end up destroying the entire melon patch. Tractor Mac and friends teach Pete and Paul that with patience and care, they too can grow a prize melon.

McCoy buys himself a cowboy hat, which leads to a series of misadventures at the Bo-Dee-Oh Ranch.

An introduction, in simple text and illustrations, to farming and the work done on a farm throughout the seasons.

Sibley the horse lives on Stony Meadow Farm and is a hard worker the whole year round. Then Tractor Mac arrives at the farm, and suddenly, everything that Sibley used to do, Tractor Mac does, too. Sibley wonders if there is any room left for him -- but when Farmer Bill and Tractor Mac get stuck in a soggy field, Sibley is the one who comes to their rescue, and Sibley and Tractor Mac learn that there's plenty for both of them to do at the farm.

Tractor Mac wishes he could work at the pumpkin patch instead of the apple orchard.

Tractor Mac competes in a tractor pulling contest and discovers being a winner involves doesn't always mean coming in first place.

"Popcorn is one of America's favorite snacks. But where does that tub of fluffy goodness come from? Follow along as popcorn's secrets are revealed, from planting, growing, and harvesting a special kind of corn to the extraordinary circumstances that help a hard kernel explode into a marvelous piece of popcorn"--Book flap.