It's Corn Picking Time! (25)
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.
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SeriesSingle Picture Books
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ManufacturerHardcover
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PublisherNeal Porter Books
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Publisher or imprintNeal Porter Books
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AuthorEsbaum, Jill
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ISBN-139780823455614
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FormatHardcover
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Size10.3 x 8.3
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Reading InterestPreK,K,1,2,3
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# of Pages40
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Reviews / Awards NotedYES
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Date Published2025
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SubjectFiction, Nonfiction, Picture Book, Farming, Corn, Farmers, Farm Vehicles
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.
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School Library Journal08/08/2025, 12:56 PMThe artwork has the sturdy squareness of Eric Carle’s animals blended with the soft faces of Raymond Briggs’s human characters.
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Booklist08/08/2025, 12:56 PMReaders interested in farm life will be especially intrigued, of course, but the lyrical text makes this an inviting and enlightening read-aloud even for those who have not yet given much thought to where corn comes from.
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Publishers Weekly08/08/2025, 12:55 PM
Crisp, textural images by Crowton (In Our Garden) bring a hand-painted, toylike feel to scenes that steadily depict hard work. There’s something here for every reader: savory language in smartly scanning rhymes, detailed scenes of farm life, and a step-by-step tribute to the machines and processes that make the harvest possible. -
Kirkus Reviews08/08/2025, 12:54 PMThe tightness of Esbaum’s onomatopoetic rhyme makes potentially unfamiliar terminology accessible, while Crowton’s lovely and detailed illustrative art invites immersion—her grounded palette and innovative use of perspective and shadow permeate the story, evoking autumn’s crisp temperatures and wood-smoky smells.
