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.

Gives a view of the animals of the family farm.

Describes some of the more unusual animals that can be found on farms today, including ostriches, buffalo, and pygmy goats.

The animals misunderstand the farmer's "Storm" warning and hide in the barn expecting someone scary and mean.

A collection of verses that introduce such farm animals as chickens, cows, pigs, and sheep.

Chicken Chuck the rooster, who has set himself up as boss of the barnyard by virtue of the special blue feather in the middle of his forehead, finds his authority undermined by a circus horse with two blue feathers.

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.

Gives information on the physical characteristics, behavior, and natural habitats of cows, steers, and oxen.