BIG RED BARN

by Margaret Wise Brown
The author of GOODNIGHT MOON uses her lilting language to picture a day in the life of the animals who live in a barnyard. HarperFestival; ages two to four.
BIG RED BARN

ALL THE PLACES TO LOVE

by Patricia MacLachlan
In a quiet ode to home and family, Eli grows up on an idyllic farm where Grandfather carves each baby's name in the barn rafters and children roam the woods. HarperCollins; ages four to eight.
ALL THE PLACES TO LOVE

BABE: THE GALLANT PIG

by Dick King-Smith
Following in the footsteps of his foster mother, a sheepdog, a well-mannered pig convinces Farmer Hoggett that he's more than able to tend a woolly flock. Knopf; ages nine to 12.
BABE: THE GALLANT PIG

CHARLOTTE'S WEB

by E. B. White
Devastated to learn of his future fate, a lovable pig named Wilbur finds rescue when his spider friend spins messages in her web advertising his virtues. HarperTrophy;
ages nine to 12.
CHARLOTTE'S WEB

A DAY NO PIGS WOULD DIE

by Robert Newton Peck
"Doing what's got to be done" is a hard rite of passage for a farm boy whose neighbor gives him a pet piglet. Bullseye; ages nine to 12.
A DAY NO PIGS WOULD DIE

THIMBLE SUMMER

by Elizabeth Enright
Summer on a midwestern farm turns magical when a girl finds a thimble in the creek. Dell; ages nine to 12.
THIMBLE SUMMER