Once, the farmer's best friend was a red tractor. Back then, the pastures were filled with cows, and the fields were full of corn. Today, the cows are gone and the rows of corn have been replaced with row after row of identical houses. Grandpa Joe brings his grandson Timmy back to the site of the family farm, where the old house and a ramshackle barn still stand. The visit evokes many memories for Grandpa Joe, which he shares with Timmy in particular, the majesty of his own father's shiny red tractor, now rusting in the forgotten fields.

 

This book was recognised by the Show me Readers Award.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by Boyds Mills Press .

Michael Garland is the author and illustrator of Angel Cat, among many other titles. He lives in Patterson, New York.