The new dragon on Old MacDonald's farm puts all the other animals, and the farmer, in peril.

"Martin Waddell's uplifting modern fable and Helen Oxenbury's humor and pathos make this a very special collaboration. Farmer Duck isn't your average duck. This duck cooks and cleans, tends the fields, and cares for the other animals on the farm--all because the owner of the farm is too lazy to do these things himself. But when Farmer Duck finally collapses from exhaustion, the farmyard animals come to the rescue with a simple but heroic plan."

Cow, Pig, Duck, and Mouse are afraid to retrieve their ball when it goes into the dog's house, but when they do go in they are pleasantly surprised.

The happy dump truck man gives some farm animals a ride in his truck.

When Dog wakes up early, in the middle of the night, he launches all the other farm animals in a worried search for the missing sun.

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

A little bull discovers that he has been a big bully.

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 farmer is not paying attention, the farm animals romp and play as they try to catch snowflakes on their tongues. Includes back matter with animal facts as well as information on the science of snowflakes.

An enterprising chicken attempts to help an artist paint the barnyard and accidentally turns the whole picture blue.