This Farm Is a Family
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- Create Date：2022-05-04 10:51:56
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Dan McKernan
- ISBN：0310747848
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Summary
In this adorable illustrated picture book for kids written by Dan McKernan （Saved by the Barn）， the rescue farm animals at Barn Sanctuary decide to help a cow who is dealing with fear and anxiety in her new home。 Children will learn the importance of friendship and compassion， as well as why it’s important to support others during hard times。
Inside this book， kids ages 4-8 will discover:
A positive message about friendship， kindness， and understanding others
How to show compassion to others
Ways of coping with difficult situations， including how to deal with fear and anxiety
A page with information on Barn Sanctuary and their rescue efforts， with information on ways you can support the real-life animals featured in the book
This Farm Is a Family follows a group of rescued farm animals who are living their best lives at Barn Sanctuary。 Each one is eager to meet the newest arrival， Buttercup the cow， and show her all the fun things they can do together。 But Buttercup doesn’t want to play--in fact， she doesn’t want anything to do with the other animals。 So with a lot of love and understanding， the animals work together to help Buttercup discover she’s part of a new family and can leave her old fears behind。
This Farm Is a Family is perfect for:
Birthdays， Christmas， and Easter or Passover gifts， as well as back to school reading
Children ages 4-8 who love farm animals and cuddly creatures
Teaching young readers kindness and compassion， and that they can make a difference in the world
Kids who are in a new school， new neighborhood， or new house
Inside this book， kids ages 4-8 will discover:
A positive message about friendship， kindness， and understanding others
How to show compassion to others
Ways of coping with difficult situations， including how to deal with fear and anxiety
A page with information on Barn Sanctuary and their rescue efforts， with information on ways you can support the real-life animals featured in the book
This Farm Is a Family follows a group of rescued farm animals who are living their best lives at Barn Sanctuary。 Each one is eager to meet the newest arrival， Buttercup the cow， and show her all the fun things they can do together。 But Buttercup doesn’t want to play--in fact， she doesn’t want anything to do with the other animals。 So with a lot of love and understanding， the animals work together to help Buttercup discover she’s part of a new family and can leave her old fears behind。
This Farm Is a Family is perfect for:
Birthdays， Christmas， and Easter or Passover gifts， as well as back to school reading
Children ages 4-8 who love farm animals and cuddly creatures
Teaching young readers kindness and compassion， and that they can make a difference in the world
Kids who are in a new school， new neighborhood， or new house
Reviews
Mandy
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Rescue animals and a story of kindness and compassion？！ This ADORABLE story won my heart instantly。 My daughter and I loved this story， it was so cute！ We laughed at the animal sounds， the silly goat and we adored the message behind this book。 When Buttercup， a new cow， comes to the farm， the other animals find her to be grumpy and a little mean。 They try various ways to reach out to her and eventually， they learn she was just scared and felt out of place。 As they all work to become friends， the Rescue animals and a story of kindness and compassion？！ This ADORABLE story won my heart instantly。 My daughter and I loved this story， it was so cute！ We laughed at the animal sounds， the silly goat and we adored the message behind this book。 When Buttercup， a new cow， comes to the farm， the other animals find her to be grumpy and a little mean。 They try various ways to reach out to her and eventually， they learn she was just scared and felt out of place。 As they all work to become friends， there’s a valuable lesson in kindness， compassion and friendship to be learned！ With low gloss pages and engaging illustrations， this book is a new favorite！ We especially loved the informational page at the back of the book that shows photos of the featured animals in real-life and helped us to learn about this important farm animal sanctuary and their mission in Michigan。 I do hope there will be more books to follow。 This would be a great gift for any young child and would also serve well for a child who’s transitioning to a new home or school， or welcoming a child who is new to the family， such as a in a foster care placement situation！ *I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher。 All thoughts are my own and I was not required to write a positive review。 。。。more
Meredith Spidel
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Love the messages not only of compassion and kindness， but the value of caring for all of God's creatures， especially those in need。 A wonderful way to share the Barn Sanctuary with kids！ Thanks for sending a copy my way for review， Zondervan！ Love the messages not only of compassion and kindness， but the value of caring for all of God's creatures， especially those in need。 A wonderful way to share the Barn Sanctuary with kids！ Thanks for sending a copy my way for review， Zondervan！ 。。。more
Cover Lover Book Review
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The Farm is a Family is a sweet book that reveals the family atmosphere animal rescues at Barn Sanctuary。 The illustrations are colorful and cute。The animals all love Farmer Dan and are excited when he tells them a new arrival is coming。 But Buttercup， the new cow， isn’t excited at all to join them。 She’s anxious and grumpy and finds herself in quite a mess。 Will the other animals help her even though she hasn’t been friendly？I love the loving ambiance of this story。 All the animals are differen The Farm is a Family is a sweet book that reveals the family atmosphere animal rescues at Barn Sanctuary。 The illustrations are colorful and cute。The animals all love Farmer Dan and are excited when he tells them a new arrival is coming。 But Buttercup， the new cow， isn’t excited at all to join them。 She’s anxious and grumpy and finds herself in quite a mess。 Will the other animals help her even though she hasn’t been friendly？I love the loving ambiance of this story。 All the animals are different， but they all share a love and friendship with each other。 They’re welcome of ‘outsiders’ and like everyone to feel included。 What a sweet story to show young readers that we are good friends when we accept others and have compassion for them when they’re having a tough time。 A page in the back of the book explains about the Barn Sanctuary and how you can help support them。Disclosure: #CoverLoverBookReview received a complimentary copy of this book。 。。。more
Krista
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Such an incredibly sweet book！！ I loved seeing the animals in illustrated form and am so happy to own this book and support Barn Sanctuary。
Brieana Redman
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Such a beautiful book。 Great for kids of any age！ Highly recommended！
Amanda Slautterback
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Loved the tv show so it was wonderful to see the gang again。 Beautiful story。
Lora Reed
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I just purchased my signed book！ Thank you Dan for all you do。 Not only am I grateful but I know your farm animals are too！！
Sarah
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I can’t wait to get mine。 I adore anything relating to barn sanctuary and Dan！ ❤️❤️❤️
Chantel Clarke
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I'm more than sure any child （and most adults alike） will love book！！！ ❤️ I'm more than sure any child （and most adults alike） will love book！！！ ❤️ 。。。more
Alicia Maclean
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Stop it。 Just stop it with the cuteness。 I love all these animals， and Buttercup's tale of trying to fit in as the "new kid" is such a great lesson for all ages！ I'm hoping this turns into a series， and we can hear about more of the adventures from the feathered and furry Barn Sanctuary crew！ Stop it。 Just stop it with the cuteness。 I love all these animals， and Buttercup's tale of trying to fit in as the "new kid" is such a great lesson for all ages！ I'm hoping this turns into a series， and we can hear about more of the adventures from the feathered and furry Barn Sanctuary crew！ 。。。more
Briana Winters
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Cute story🐮♥️
Brooke Hohn
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Based on the rescued animals living out their lives at Barn Sanctuary in Chelsea， Michigan， This Farm is a Family teaches messages of resiliency， compassion， and starting over， particularly to children， in a hopeful and positive light。
Richard Hausrod
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Amazing children’s book with a great story。 The farm animals are so special。 Highly recommend to all parents， grandparents and the like。
Elizabeth
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Great story for kids with awesome illustrations。 I love how it is based on a real animal sanctuary called Barn Sanctuary in Michigan and gives information on how to look them up。 The story starts with a mixture of animals who all live at an animal sanctuary as a family。 One day they get a new member after her owner passes away， but no matter how much the animals try they can't befriend her。 She's scared and coming across as angry。 The animals don't give up though， and towards the end she realize Great story for kids with awesome illustrations。 I love how it is based on a real animal sanctuary called Barn Sanctuary in Michigan and gives information on how to look them up。 The story starts with a mixture of animals who all live at an animal sanctuary as a family。 One day they get a new member after her owner passes away， but no matter how much the animals try they can't befriend her。 She's scared and coming across as angry。 The animals don't give up though， and towards the end she realizes they are there for her and her new family。 Great story for anyone feeling scared going into something new， like a new class， new group， new family， etc。 。。。more
Mary
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What an ingenious way to introduce kids to farmed animals that needed a new home。 Rarely do we think about what happens to them since so many of us do not live on or near farms。 Besides understanding all this， it is also an example of how people from various backgrounds can also make up a family even though they’re not related。 Graphics/artwork are very realistic。I received a free copy from NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving my review。
Jeanie
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A sweet story based on the Barn Sanctuary in Chelsea Michigan。 Buttercup is coming to a new home。 The other animals are excited to befriend her but Buttercup is anxious about her new home because of her old home。 For all animal lovers， this book is a delight。 It shares about empathy and how fear is overcome by love。 Love cast out all fear！ This is a great example of what that looks like。 You and your child will love this sweet story。A special thank you to Zonderkidz and Netgalley for the ARC and A sweet story based on the Barn Sanctuary in Chelsea Michigan。 Buttercup is coming to a new home。 The other animals are excited to befriend her but Buttercup is anxious about her new home because of her old home。 For all animal lovers， this book is a delight。 It shares about empathy and how fear is overcome by love。 Love cast out all fear！ This is a great example of what that looks like。 You and your child will love this sweet story。A special thank you to Zonderkidz and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review。 。。。more
Ashlyn
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This was a super cute book！ It was about someone new coming into the farm family， but their farmer recently passed away， so she didn’t feel safe or trust anyone else。 All the farm animals were nice to her， but she was always grumpy。 One day， she was stuck， and all the farm animals came to help her。 She was so glad and decided to start trusting again because she was part of their family now。 I feel like this would be the perfect book for children who are adopted because it talks about fitting in This was a super cute book！ It was about someone new coming into the farm family， but their farmer recently passed away， so she didn’t feel safe or trust anyone else。 All the farm animals were nice to her， but she was always grumpy。 One day， she was stuck， and all the farm animals came to help her。 She was so glad and decided to start trusting again because she was part of their family now。 I feel like this would be the perfect book for children who are adopted because it talks about fitting in with a new family。 It’s also great for young children who love farm animals。I did attempt to read this book once to my two year old。 He liked the beginning where there were all the farm animal sounds， but he quickly decided that he wanted to do something else besides read it。 I think it’s probably better for ages 3 to 5。 。。。more
Emilee （emileereadsbooks）
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Thanks to Netgalley and Zonderkidz for a free digital copy。I thought this story was a very cute tale about found family and what it means to invite people in。 But it was lacking any wow factor。
Carla
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This Farm is a Family is based upon animals living at Barn Sanctuary in Michigan。 The back of the book tells about the Sanctuary and gives the website if you want to support them。 In this book we meet some of the animals that have been rescued and where they live。 It shows them doing things together and living like a family。 When Buttercup arrives， she stirs things up。 She is not happy and feels abandoned since her previous owner died。 She even tries to run away， but gets stuck in the fence。 All This Farm is a Family is based upon animals living at Barn Sanctuary in Michigan。 The back of the book tells about the Sanctuary and gives the website if you want to support them。 In this book we meet some of the animals that have been rescued and where they live。 It shows them doing things together and living like a family。 When Buttercup arrives， she stirs things up。 She is not happy and feels abandoned since her previous owner died。 She even tries to run away， but gets stuck in the fence。 All the other animals come to her aid， and she realizes that she can belong and that she can have friends even though she has not been very pleasant or friendly。 Of course messages of kindness， understanding， problem solving and found family are all there along with the ideas of rescuing animals and supporting them。 I read this book to my almost 3 year old grandson and although he enjoyed it， the message did not come across to him。 He did enjoy seeing all the animals and making animal noises。 I reread it to his 5 year old sister， and she loved that the other animals made Buttercup feel happy and welcome。 We then went to the website to "meet the animals" and learn more about them。 The oldest sauntered over to check that out， then read the book himself。 I definitely recommend this one to families interested in animal rescue and farm animals。 The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book upon request。 The rating and opinions shared are my own。 。。。more
Beth
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This is a sweet book about the animals on the farm of the Barn sanctuary。 Farmer Dan takes good care of his animals。 There is a new cow coming to the sanctuary to join the other animals。 Her name is Buttercup。 The animals on the farm were thinking of all the fun things they do to welcome Buttercup to her new home。 But Buttercup has other ideas。 She was not happy。 In fact she scared the animals at the sanctuary。 Maybe she is just having a bad day。 Let's let her know we are friendly。 So they all g This is a sweet book about the animals on the farm of the Barn sanctuary。 Farmer Dan takes good care of his animals。 There is a new cow coming to the sanctuary to join the other animals。 Her name is Buttercup。 The animals on the farm were thinking of all the fun things they do to welcome Buttercup to her new home。 But Buttercup has other ideas。 She was not happy。 In fact she scared the animals at the sanctuary。 Maybe she is just having a bad day。 Let's let her know we are friendly。 So they all gave Buttercup a big smile。 It didn't work but they kept trying day after day。 Then one day Buttercup was gone。 We have to find her she is part of our family。 They found her and she was stuck。 She managed to free herself and she realized that the other animals were sweet and kind。 This story is based on a real Barn Sanctuary in Michigan。 。。。more
Amanda Allen
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First off， this farm features real rescued farm animals that reside at a place called The Barn Sanctuary that people can donate to and support the efforts。 How awesome is that？I love the vibrant illustrations displayed in "This Farm Is A Family。" While at first glance you might think this a book geared towards toddlers and preschoolers， I think kids 4-8 is really more appropriate。 This isn't a book about learning farm terms and animal sounds。 Rather， it is about showing compassion and kindness t First off， this farm features real rescued farm animals that reside at a place called The Barn Sanctuary that people can donate to and support the efforts。 How awesome is that？I love the vibrant illustrations displayed in "This Farm Is A Family。" While at first glance you might think this a book geared towards toddlers and preschoolers， I think kids 4-8 is really more appropriate。 This isn't a book about learning farm terms and animal sounds。 Rather， it is about showing compassion and kindness to others who are maybe acting out because of fear or anxiety。Definitely a message that needs to be read in younger elementary classrooms to showcase importance of empathy。I received an ARC of "This Farm Is A Family" by Dan McKernan in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
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