Tractor Mac (Picture books)

Originally published in Roxbury, Connecticut, by Tractor Mac in 2007. Sibley the horse is nervous about his place at the farm when Tractor Mac arrives.

There are so many great floats at the town parade: the Young Farmers' Club, the Sports Team, the Outdoor Club. Tractor Mac can't wait to see which one he gets to pull. Then he finds out that his friends have been asked to pull all of the floats he wanted, and all that is left is the Mrs. J.'s Petals and Posies, Ribbons and Roses float. Tractor Mac's friends laugh and say that he will be the cutest float in the parade. But when Tractor Mac sees a picture...

"Tractor Mac is scared that he has to take a trip to Dr. Lou at the tractor hospital, but with the help of his animal friends and some other machines who have stopped in for a tune-up, he learns that going to the doctor doesn't have to be scary at all"--

Tractor Mac enters the tractor pull at the county fair.

"The pigs, Pete and Paul, learn the importance of patience when they try (unsuccessfully) to speed along the growth of Farmer Bill's prized pumpkins"--

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.