When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want.

Tired of hearing Dog yipping at chairs and trying to round up rugs, Bird tells him to go to the country to find a cow, but this is one cattle dog who does not know a cow when he sees one.

Cow meets a new friend on the farm, Zebra, who knows a lot of jokes and all about the big bright world beyond the farm.

When Reena, her little brother, Luke, and their parents first move to Maine, Reena doesn't know what to expect. She's ready for beaches, blueberries, and all the lobster she can eat. Instead, her parents "volunteer" Reena and Luke to work for an eccentric neighbor named Mrs. Falala, who has a pig named Paulie, a cat named China, a snake named Edna -- and that stubborn cow, Zora.

A donkey wants to be a cow but needs his animal friends to help him learn how to moo first.

In Stoney Meadow Farm, Fergus the calf does not like change and misses summer's flowers and shade trees until Tractor Mac helps him to appreciate the changes autumn brings, such as colorful leaves, pumpkin festivals, and apples.

Mootilda visits her friends on the farm to alleviate her bad mood, but her day seems to go from bad to worse.

"A game of hide and seek on the farm goes awry when Millie gets stuck in her hiding place at the top of a tree. But when the farmer and all the other animals try to help, they get stuck as well. Who will rescue Millie and her friends?"--

"In rhyming quatrains with a chant-along refrain, a sick cow has a run-in with a sheet on a clothesline and is mistaken for a ghost because her stuffed-up nose turns every "moo" to "boo." She is disheartened when her friends are frightened of her, but she uses the situation to her advantage to scare off a marauding fox. Recognized at last, the cow is nursed back to health by her friends, but a lighthearted twist suggests that the cold is contagious."--...

In the story, Bessie saves the day, Bessie the cow helps out with a birthday party. The majority of the book follows with facts about cows.