The Little Farmer

Caps for sale and other Great Tales

Esphyr Slobodkina’s award-winning children’s books have delighted children and parents for generations. Caps for Sale is a particular favorite, as is Sleepy ABC, which was written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Slobodkina. Please click on a thumbnail below to view sample pages and learn more about each text.

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The Little Farmer, written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Esphyr Slobodkina. Published in 1948 by William R. Scott.

A very big farmer and a very little farmer live side by side. Children read about how each successfully undertakes the same chores despite their difference in size.