Central Kansas Library System

Farmer Brown does not like Halloween. So he draws the shades, puts on his footy pajamas, and climbs into bed. But do you think the barnyard animals have any respect for a man in footy pajamas? No, they do not. For them, the Halloween party has just begun. And these critters far prefer tricks over treats. There are big surprises in store for Farmer Brown!

A duck decides to ride a bike and soon influences all the other animals on the farm to ride bikes too.

While Farmer Brown sleeps, his animals prepare for a talent show at the county fair.

"Wilbur, the pig, is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until his spider friend, Charlotte, decides to help him."

Illustrations and rhyming text follow a series of farm animals as each wishes it could be another, and lets out the sound of the animal it envies.

Cow friends Minnie and Moo enlist the other farm animals to dress up as Easter bunnies to surprise the farmer's grandchildren.

In this story based on "The Little Red Hen," a little black crow asks his animal friends to help with the planting of some corn seed.

"With cute farm animals and sparkly pages, this book is the perfect start to baby's learning"--Page [4] of cover.

Lyrical text relates the birth of a child in a barn among the animals, with illustrations which depict the barn and people of a twentieth-century farm.

"The day is done on the farm. It's time to say good night to all the animals and to ask God to bless each and every one"-- Back cover.