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Read to Win

The Missouri State Fair Foundation is on a mission to educate youth about agriculture. We are excited to partner with the International Association of Fairs & Exhibitions (IAFE) to provide the "Read to Win" program.  By completing the challenge, children Pre-K through 12th grade can win a State Fair prize package! To win, youth must read an age-appropriate number of farm and/or fair related books.

Reading logs must be submitted by June 15th 

Challenge Details

  • Pre-K and Kindergarten read (or have read to them) 22 farm/fair books
  • Grade 1-4 read (or have read to them) 15 age-appropriate farm/fair books
  • Grade 5-12 read 11 age-appropriate farm/fair books

Prize Packages

  • One Missouri State Fair adult admission ticket
  • One Missouri State Fair youth admission ticket (if the child is over age 6)
  • A Read to Win ribbon
  • A Read to Win certificate

The prize package will be mailed to winners before the start of the Missouri State Fair (typically mid-late July).

Reading Videos

Reading Suggestions

  • A Seed is Sleepy by Dianna Hutts Aston
  • Good Morning, Farm! by John Deere (PK - K)
  • Fun at the County Fair by John Deere (PK - K)
  • Johnny Tractor's Fun Farm Festival by John Deere (PK - K)
  • Johnny Tractors Fun Farm Day by John Deere
  • Charlie the Ranch Dog by Ree Drummond (PK - Grade 3)
  • Charlie the Ranch Dog: Stuck in the Mud by Ree Drummond (K - Grade 2)
  • Charlie and the New Baby by Ree Drummond (K - Grade 2)
  • The Fabulous, Fantastic Field Trip to the Dairy Farm by Karla Deaver
  • A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck (Young Adult)
  • C is for Care by Amanda Radke
  • Beef Strong by Amanda Radke
  • The Soil Quilt by Amanda Radke
  • Can-Do Cow Kids by Amanda Radke
  • Levi's Lost Calf by Amanda Radke
  • A Home Run for Peanuts by Amanda Radke
  • Baby's First Book of Cows & Colors by Katlyn Garrett
  • Fun at the County Fair by Kris Kietzman & Fred Vonderlage (Grade 1 - 4)
  • Horses: Book of Opposites by Jenny Lyman
  • Otis Series by Loren Long (PK - Grade 2)
  • My Word of the School Year by Amanda Reichel
  • Kiss the Cow by Phyllis Root
  • Satchel Paige at State Fair by Linda Paige Shelby
  • Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle (Toddler - Preschool)
  • Secretariat by William Nack (Young Adult)
  • Farm Animals by Snapshot Picture Library (PK - K)
  • Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls (Grades 3-7)
  • My Farm Animal World by Fiona Watt (Baby/Toddler)
  • Good Night Farm by Adam Gamble and Mark Jasper (Baby/Toddler)
  • Farm Words by Matthew Oldham (Baby)
  • Noisy Farm by Tiger Tales (Ages 3+)
  • Sixteen Cows by Lisa Wheeler (Ages 3-7)
  • Guess What Is Growing Inside This Egg by Mia Posada
  • Little House on the Prairie Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Grades 3-7)
  • The Winter Cowboy by Stephanie White
  • The Calf on My Farm by Stephanie White
  • Proud Little Peacock by Rina Singh (Ages 4-6)
  • 5 Minute Tales: Farm Stories by Tiger Tales (Toddler - Early Reader)
  • 5 Minute Farm Tales by various authors (Ages 2-4)
  • Play Town FARM by Roger Priddy (Ages 2+)
  • Cowboys by Lucille Recht Penner (Ages 3-6)
  • Charlotte's Web by E.B. White (Grades 3-7)