It's Corn Picking Time!

By Jill Esbaum

Book Overview

Hop in the tractor and ride along with a corn farmer in this rhyming read-aloud full of things that clack, whoosh, and roll

It's corn-picking time, and the farmer has all her tools ready The cornhead gobbles the stalks. The spreader spits out chaff. The grain wagon fills with corn

This is the farmer, whose happy heart leaps
at the sight of those first golden, glorious heaps

Corn-picking time is a favorite season on author Jill Esbaum's family farm, and the joy is sure to be shared by young lovers of tractors, trucks, and all manner of machines. Rhyming text pairs with Melissa Crowton's colorful illustrations for a high-energy read kids will ask for again and again. Check out the copious information found at the end of the book to discover more about life on a farm.

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823455610
• ISBN13: 9780823455614
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Neal Porter Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.3" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3