Central Kansas Library System

When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want. Farmer Brown thinks it's odd when he hears the sounds of typing coming from the barn, but his troubles really begin when his cows start leaving him notes. First they demand better working conditions, then they stage a strike!

Little Duck celebrates his first birthday with the other animals on the farm by copying their examples, from shearing off all his feathers to taking a mudbath, before enjoying Farmer Brown's yummy frosted maple cake.

All the animals of the barnyard community hurry to greet their newest member, who is just pecking his way out of an egg.

When Farmer Brown and the animals are invited to Farm Day at school, he instructs them to be on their best behavior, forgetting that school can be like a barnyard.

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

Rhymed text and illustrations introduce the many different animals that live in the big red barn.

Reveals the true, humorous story about an interrupting cow, based on the popular knock-knock joke.

Gritch the witch flies to Old MacDonald's farm for some pigs to make a piggie pie, but when she arrives she can't find a single porker.

A frog named Peter, who loves Easter, decides to deliver some eggs, with the help of his friends, but when The Bunny finds out, he is not pleased.

Otis the tractor sees many animal friends on the farm where he lives.