When Farmer Brown goes on vacation, leaving his brother Bob in charge, Duck makes trouble by changing all his instructions to notes the animals like much better.

The many animals that can be seen on a peaceful day at the farm are described in a jaunty rhyme and depicted in exuberant drawings that capture the fun of a farmyard.

When Burdock, a young barn cat, sneaks into the house to get warm, he hears that the farmer, Dewey Baxter, has terrible plans that'll endanger all the animals, and he leads them in an attempt to escape before it's too late.

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.

Jack the cat gets much more than he bargained for when he decides to build the perfect nest to attract the perfect chicken.

Farm animals seek shelter in a big, warm barn during a cold, snowy night.

Pleased with his success in riding a bike, Duck decides to drive the farm tractor, and invites all the other farm animals along for the ride--all the way to town.

When a tornado threatens his farm, Otis the tractor must try to save the animals, including the unfriendly bull.

Overview: Caldecott Honor winner David Shannon applies his wonderful off-beat humor to the story of a duck who decides to try riding a bike--and loves it! Another young, funny book perfect for reading aloud. One day down on the farm, Duck got a wild idea. "I bet I could ride a bike," he thought. He waddled over to where the boy parked his bike, climbed on and began to ride. At first he rode slowly and he wobbled a lot, but it was fun! Duck rode past...

All the farm animals are where they should be, clucking and mucking, mewing and cooing, except for the missing goose. On board pages.