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Mr. Watson's Chickens

Jarrett Dapier - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

With rollicking rhythms, nonsensical refrains, and too many chickens to count, this modern classic will inspire unstoppable giggles and endless rereads. Bawka-bawka!Mr. Watson has 456 chickens in the sink, on the bed, in the bread box. When his partner, Mr. Nelson, threatens to leave, Mr. Watson...
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Sonya's Chickens

Phoebe Wahl - Tundra Books
Format: Print book

Sonya raises her three chickens from the time they are tiny chicks. She feeds them, shelters them and loves them. Everywhere Sonya goes, her chicks are peeping at her heels. Under her care, the chicks grow into hens and even give Sonya a wonderful gift: an egg! One night, Sonya hears noises...
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Max on the Farm

Kyle Lukoff - Reycraft Books
Format: Hardcover

Max and Teresa, one of his best friends, wind up having more fun (and a little trouble) than they bargained for on a class fieldtrip to a farm.
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Duck on a Tractor

David Shannon - The Blue Sky Press
Format: Print book

David Shannon's wildly popular, award-winning Duck on a Bike left children begging him to tell them another story about Duck after seeing him pictured alongside a shiny red tractor. Now Duck is back and turning the farm upside down! Flushed with the success of his trailblazing bike...
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The Very Busy Spider

Eric Carle - Philomel Books
Format: Hardcover

"A beautifully executed work for the very young that satisfies the needs of both visually handicapped and sighted children without losing its artistic integrity."-The Horn Book, starred review."Both sighted and blind children will follow the action with ease . . . Visually...
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Barnyard Banter

Denise Fleming - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

This farm favorite is now a board book, perfect for preschoolers. "Cows in the pasture, moo, moo, moo. Roosters in the barnyard, cock-a-doodle-doo . . ."It's another noisy morning on the farm, and all of the animals are where they should be -- except Goose. And where is Goose?...
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The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred

Samantha R. Vamos - Charlesbridge
Format: Hardcover

This is the story of how the farm maiden and all the farm animals worked together to make the rice pudding that they serve at the fiesta. With the familiarity of "The House That Jack Built," this story bubbles and builds just like the ingredients of the arroz con leche that everyone...
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The Sun Is Late and So Is The Farmer

Philip Christian Stead - Neal Porter Books
Format: Hardcover

On a peculiarly long night, three farm animals set off on a daring quest to bring the sunrise.A mule,A milk cow,A miniature horse,Standing in a barn door,Waiting for the sun to rise. As this trio rests in their comfortable barn, a realization slowly dawns on them. . . the sun is late to rise....
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Blue Chicken

Deborah Freedman - Viking Juvenile
Format: Hardcover

In this deceptively simple picture book, author-illustrator Deborah Freedman has created an irresistible character that springs to life and wreaks havoc in a farmyard with a pot of blue paint. The innocent chicken just wants to help, but things get worse and worse-and bluer and bluer--the...
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The Greedy Goat

PETR HORACEK - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

A very greedy goat wreaks havoc in the barnyard in an entertaining cautionary tale from Petr Horcek.Goat is tired of always eating herbs and grass. She wants to try something new! So one day she embarks on a tasting spree, trying the dog's food, the pig's potato peels, and more, with the farmer's...
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Grumpy Duck

Joyce Dunbar - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

When Duck's grumpiness becomes contagious, what can possibly turn it around?Duck is in a very grumpy mood. The pond is dry, and she doesn't want to roll in the mud with Pig, sing with Rooster, doze with Tortoise, eat laundry with Goat, or join any of the other animals in their pastimes....
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Catch That Chicken!

Atinuke - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

The team behind Baby Goes to Market and B Is for Baby visit a Nigerian village for a humorous ode to childhood ingenuity.Lami is the best chicken catcher in the whole village. Her sister may be speedy at spelling, her friend fast at braiding hair, and her brother brave with bulls, but when...
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Ten Red Apples

Pat Hutchins

Ten red apples hanging on a tree. Yippee, fiddle-dee-fee! But they are not there for long. Horse, cow, donkey, pig, hen, and the other farm animals each eat one. "Save one for me," calls the farmer. But what about the farmer's wife?Count on Pat Hutchins to solve the problem happily....
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This Little Pup

Laura J Bryant - Albert Whitman & Co
Format: Hardcover

A boy throws a ball for the puppy to fetch. It bounces past two brown cows, three green frogs, four pink pigs, and keeps right on going around the farm, taking the reader with it, all the way back to where it started. A circuitous romp with cumulative text and beautifully rendered illustrations,...
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Go Sleep in Your Own Bed

Candace Fleming - Schwartz & Wade
Format: Hardcover

From bestselling, award-winning author Fleming and beloved illustrator of the Maple books Nichols comes a giggle-inducing read-aloud starring a cast of comically grumpy barnyard animals. Sure to become a bedtime favorite. This funny and irresistible picture book feels like a classic...
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