Seasons on the Farm is an adorable book for springtime (or any season!)

Seasons on the Farm is an adorable new picture book that any kid who is interested in farms is going to love. It's also one of my recommended reads for March 2025! I received a free copy of the book from Sleeping Bear Press for review purposes, because I will never recommend books for you to read to your kids unless I have personally read them. Here's what parents should know about Seasons on the Farm: 

Let's start with the basics: Seasons on the Farm is a new picture book written by Chelsea Tornetto, illustrated by Karen Bunting and published by Sleeping Bear Press. It's available in bookstores online and in-store beginning March 15th, 2025. 

Chelsea Tornetto is a Missouri author and mom with several other books already published, and more on the way. She used to be a teacher, and to me, her experience and expertise in knowing how to present information for kids in an age-appropriate and engaging way is very evident in the book. You can find out more about Chelsea and all of her books on the official Chelsea Tornetto author website .

Karen Bunting is a UK-based illustrator, and I love her colorful, sweet style. You can see more of her work on her website. 

These two talented ladies teamed up to create this adorable new book, and my kids and I love it. Seasons on the Farm uses rhyming verse to share about some of the exciting things that happen on farms during the four seasons. It'd be a great jumping-off point to discuss weather or agriculture more broadly, and especially to discuss how weather affects farming. And I love that Tornetto's back matter dives into that top specifically in a bit more detail. 

My 2- and 7-year-olds both seemed to love it equally and requested it be read many times in a row. I asked them for their favorite parts, and my older daughter chose this cute scene of making apple pie, from the part of the book about fall/autumn: 

while my toddler especially loved the baby and mama cows from one of the springtime pages.

The rhyme was very well done and felt natural and easy to read. That is actually so difficult to pull off, authors, and the fact that she did it so excellently is a testament to Tornetto's writing skill. 

Overall, I thought this book was adorable and it'd be a great gift for preschoolers and early elementary age readers any time of year, including in springtime (how sweet would it be in an Easter basket?!?) 

You can purchase your own copy of Seasons on the Farm from Book People or from your favorite bookseller online beginning March 2025.