Green Tractor

by Kersten Hamilton, Valeria Petrone (Illustrator)

From the creators of Red Truck , Yellow Copter , and Blue Boat comes a delightful new story about a helpful tractor getting ready for Harvest Day just in time for fall!

It's Harvest Day at the farm, but before the kids arrive Green Tractor has to help their farmer friend get everything ready. They have to move big boulders using the hayfork and plow the land for the pumpkin races. And when the kids get there, it's time for Green Tractor to shine by pulling the wagon for the hayride!

Kersten Hamilton and Valeria Patrone are back to add a new color and friendly helper vehicle to their beloved book series.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Fiction, Juvenile, Kids

30 pages, Board Book

Published August 17, 2021

Reviews

[Ryan Sosh · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read the English/Spanish version and it was actually very educational. Was surprised by the amount of Spanish I actually knew and learned a few new words along the way. It was also a quick read, full of catchy rhymes, and wholesome fun. 10/10 would recommend 👍🏼 love a good tractor story

[Adi]

I've read this book about a hundred times now

[Kristen · Rating 4 out of 5]

6/18/2025 - Great bilingual book (English/Spanish) for toddlers.

7/3/2025 - Read again with Madison.

[Gina · Rating 5 out of 5]

The five stars are from Hannah. I have already read this book 937 times at her request 😁. But it is a cute book so I don't mind!

[Laralee Lynch · Rating 4 out of 5]

My kid is obsessed with this book! And why wouldn't she be? The pages are filled with colorful illustrations of a tractor at work on a farm, the text rhymes pleasantly, and dogs and ducks appear on many of the pages.

[Anna · Rating 2 out of 5]

Low budget Little Blue Truck imitation. Inconsistent rhyme schemes

[Shelby · Rating 5 out of 5]

What are the jobs of a tractor on a farm? This book has the answers. Perfect for little ones who are obsessed with tractors.

[Mavis’s Dad · Rating 2 out of 5]

This tractor is clearly a John Deere, even if it’s never called such. And this is about as boring of a story as you can write about a John Deere tractor.

Moral: Tractors make a hard day a little bit easier.

Length: Very brief, but it’s still hard on your soul. .

Favorite Line: “Go Green Tractor, GO!”

Overall Impression: I really wanted to like this one because it seemed like the simple pictures of a family farmer would be timeless. But this is just another one of those books that picks a vehicle and tells what it does. These book don’t live to tell a story of the American farmer or the construction worker… they just want to impress us with mechanization. And by that standard, this little green John Deere tractor is not impressive at all.

[Elizabeth Stigers · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book tells the story of a green tractor that works around the farm to prepare for children to come and visit on a field trip. Some of these activities include lifting hay bales, moving pumpkins, and pulling kids along on a hayride. This book could be confusing for some children because it is a bilingual book. This means that one page has the words in English, and the other page has the words in Spanish.

[Marsie · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 2½ yo granddaughter loves this book. She loves tractors, trucks and construction vehicles and this is a rare book in that it has a female protagonist. She loves to read the pictures on each page with the sing-song refrain: Go, Green Tractor, Go! She'll tell you she wants to have a pumpkin race and go on a hay ride. I've never heard of racing pumpkins on wheels before.

[Cassandra Elise · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is definitely intended to be used for learning Spanish. Since I'm not at present teaching my 23 month old another language, I'm only reading the English side, which is rather boring. My son, being 100% boy, loves the pictures of the tractor. I think the artwork looks a bit amateur, but the green tractor is vibrant and pops.

[Jaime · Rating 4 out of 5]

My almost 2 year old loves, loves, loves this book. He loves books with vehicles of any kind, but this one is clearly his favorite. I'm guessing because of the bright, simple illustrations and rhyming sentences with a little bit of repetition thrown in. Oh, and the farm animals don't hurt.

[Kate M. Colby · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jack received this book from Dolly Parton.

He wanted to read it right away and we read it three or four times tonight. He especially liked the farm animals and the duck on the slide. He would walk around the living room while I read but then come back to point at the ducks.

[Garrett Mills · Rating 2 out of 5]

El libro es ok. El libro trata sobre un tractor verde y la granja. Bueno libro para niños pero no me.

The book was ok. This book is about a green tractor and the farm. Good book for kids but not for me.

[Zach · Rating 4 out of 5]

story: 4/5. a green tractor helps around a farm
illustrations: 4/5. detailed without being overly involved
rhymes: 4/5. pretty good but does try to rhyme "warm" and "farm"
fun to read: 4/5. nothing extra special but nice flow

[Holly · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 15 month-old son loves this book! We received from the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. It is the first book that when it arrived he wanted to read it right away! It’s only day 2 and he has handed it to me read at least 10x.

[Maris McKay · Rating 4 out of 5]

My daughter loves this book and we read it a lot. I blame the constant repetition for why I am starting to find the book so irritating. The illustrations are cute and the story is easy to follow, but some of the punctuation choices drive me crazy and the rhyme falls apart on the last page.

[Jessalyn Plant · Rating 4 out of 5]

The second book in this series we have read. It is cute and perfect for my little boy. He often will request this one.

[Cara Byrne · Rating 3 out of 5]

An Imagination Library book for 2 year olds.

[Lacy | literary_lacy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a cute Imagination Library book! My kids enjoyed it. The sentences were simple, and the plot wasn’t as interesting to me. It would be a cute read closer to Fall.

[Nancy Messina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Warren loves tractors so he of course loved this book. I thought it was alright but it didn’t quite follow a pattern.

[Timi-Michelle Tolhurst · Rating 5 out of 5]

My son loves this book. Every night in his routine it’s “geeen tactur”. So much so I have it memorized. Cute little book with simple yet cute illustrations.

[Mira Prater · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dolly Parton sent us this book. It’s cute! Theo’s review: “more book”

[Samantha Osborne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute story about a green tractor

[Peacegal · Rating 3 out of 5]

A smiley-faced tractor has a lot to do to prepare the pumpkin farm for the Harvest Day celebration. At the book's conclusion, the kids go on a hayride, courtesy of the tractor.

[Oleg · Rating 5 out of 5]

My kid loves this book

[Kat Sheeler · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'm gonna be honest I didn't really like this book as much.

[Veronica · Rating 3 out of 5]

Excellent bilingual book for Pre-K and elementary kids! Another great win from Dolly Parton's imagination library.

[Elizabeth]

I had never heard of a pumpkin race until today. Is this a thing? I'm intrigued. From the illustration, it looks like it could be (briefly) entertaining.

[Avett Huggins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Library book that has been read 8 times and counting today