One big hen, one chunky crayon and a whole farmyard waiting for color. Little Coloring Farm gives a three year old what a first coloring book should: thick, bold outlines around wide open shapes, so every scribble lands inside something and every finished page looks like their own work.

Kate Nolan fills 32 pages with farm favorites, each with a short line to read out loud. A tractor rumbles up the hill with a "Brrm brrrrm!", two chicks peep beside it, a spotted cow gets asked how her day is going, a pig splashes in muddy puddles and a duck paddles across the pond. Jenny Addison keeps every drawing big and simple, which is exactly right for small hands still learning to steer a crayon, and each page is a quiet little step toward pencil control.

A slim 9.5 by 6.7 inch paperback, it slides into a diaper bag or a restaurant tote, fills an Easter basket, and makes an easy favor for a farm themed birthday party.

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