Celebrate World Milk Day June 1, 2022
If you like milk then please say Moooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
June 1 is World Milk Day. Created in 2001 by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, it's a day to recognize the importance of milk. Milk is a global food and the dairy industry employs many people around the world.
That's a very official type of honouring, but I'm also imagining a cookie and dunking it in milk! So if you like milk, like I do, then you and your family may like to know more about where milk comes from, about cows and also about life on a farm.
The Cow that Laid an Egg by Andy Cutbill and Russell Ayto
Marjorie the cow doesn't feel very special. She can't ride bicycles or do cartwheels like the other cows. But one morning, Marjorie is astonished to discover something extraordinary... she's laid an egg! A hilarious farmyard story about having the courage of one's convictions, even when others doubt you.
Can Hens Give Milk? by Joan Betty Stuchner and Joe Weissmann
On a small farm in Chelm, a man and his daughter set out to find a way to get milk from their hens, and the results are not only funny, but they're also wacky!
I am Cow, Hear Me Moo! by Jill Esbaum and Gus Gordon
While showing her timid gal pals the wonders of the woods, brave Nadine the cow discovers that she is not entirely fearless.
The Milkman's Boy by Donald Hall and Greg Shed
A portrait of life at the Graves Family Dairy, where three horses pulled the wagons delivering milk to families in the years before trucks and shopping centers replaced them.
I'll Love You Till the Cows Come Home by Kathryn Cristaldi and Kristyna Litten
This great read-aloud extends the saying to the humourous extreme. Along the way, there are yaks in Cadillacs, sheep setting sail, frogs on big-wheeled bikes, and more!
Moo, Moo Brown Cow! Have You Any Milk? by Phillis Gershator and Giselle Potter
Through rhyming text, farm animals are asked if they have items needed to prepare for a snack and bedtime, such as wool for a blanket, down for a pillow, and milk to drink.
Cow by Katie Dicker
Fun facts and illustrations teach readers about the life of a cow and show different breeds from around the world. Check out more nonfiction books on cows!
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin
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.
Sleep Tight Farm: A Farm Prepares for Winter by Eugenie Doyle and Becca Stadtlander
It is December, and there are many things for the family to do around the farm to get it ready for winter.
On a Farm by Alexa Andrews
Horses live on a farm. Apples grow on a farm. A tractor drives on a farm. What else might you find on a farm? Read along and look at the photographs to find out!
DVDs
The Satellite Girl and Milk Cow
An out-of-commission satellite picks up a lovelorn ballad on her radio antenna and descends to Earth to find the source of such sincere emotions. But on the way, she is caught in a raging magical battle and transforms into Satellite Girl! Meanwhile, the balladeer in question meets the fate that befalls all broken-hearted lovers: he is turned into a farm animal.
Storytime at Home Youtube Videos
You might also like some of our online storytimes featuring farm and animal themes:
Rooster Wore Skinny Jeans
Spots, Feathers and Curly Tails
The Greedy Goat
Parents and teens may be interested in some of these adult level titles:
- Milk Cow Kitchen
- Farm Anatomy: The Curious Parts and Pieces of Country Life
- Why Cows Need Names: And More Secrets of Amish Farms
- Growing Tomorrow: A Farm-to-Table Journey in Photos and Recipes: Behind the Scenes with 18 Extraordinary Sustainable Farmers Who Are Changing the Way We Eat
Happy World Milk Day! How will you and your family celebrate?
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