Picture books with women driving tractors?

[Takver]

Needed for a friend's ds . . .

I suggested Apple Tree farm, but apparantly in the one they have (The Snowy Day) Mrs Boot doesn't drive the tractor at all - the farm worker gets it stuck and then a male neighbour pulls it out with his horse, so fail all ways round.

[Takver]

bump

[NellyJob]

I suppose you might find some published in Moscow or Warsaw in about 1970.

[Takver]

Not quite sure why that would be the case - I know plenty of women in RL (inc me) who drive a tractor, any reason why books shouldn't reflect that? This is 2012, not 1952!

Friend is a single mum living on a farm, her ds is v.small & would like some books that reflect his reality, don't see what is so odd about that.

[NellyJob]

I didn't say that a woman driving a tractor was odd.
What is odd is that it is rarely portrayed in kids
books - I challenge you to find one...

[NellyJob]

Don't ask me what the reason is, ask the book publishers.

[CaseyShraeger]

Little Red Riding Hood - A Newfangled Prairie Tale by Lisa Campbell Ernst - in this version Grandma drives a tractor.

[Takver]

Hmm, maybe there's a market opportunity, NellyJob . . .

Will check that one out, Casey, thanks.

[Takver]

Come to that a picture book writer that realised that there was not a cats chance in hell of a horse pulling out a stuck Fergie would be good too . . . if a 2.5 year old can figure out how silly it is, surely it isn't rocket science!

[CaseyShraeger]

In <a class="break-all" href="//www.amazon.co.uk/Grandpa-Grandma-Tractor-Readers-Celebration/dp/0813608430?tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21" rel="nofollow noindex" target="_blank">Grandpa, Grandma and the Tractor both Grandpa and Grandma are pictured driving the tractor at different points in the story.

[ThereGoesTheYear]

How about the Katie Morag books - one of her grannies is my hero, she's brilliant and drives a tractor.

[ThereGoesTheYear]

Katie Morag

[jkklpu]

the Katie Morag stories - Grannie Island drives a tractor

[OhBuggerandArse]

There's a Heggerty Haggerty book where she drives a tractor, too.

[Takver]

Of course - Katie Morag is a great idea. Will have a look for one featuring granny & the tractor.

[CaseyShraeger]

Oh, and of course in the Katie Morag books Grannie Island (hmm, is there something about grandmothers and tractors?) drives a tractor - but I couldn't tell you offhand which titles in the series include pictures of her doing it.

[Unlurked]

It's not a story book but You Choose by nick sharratt has a woman driving a tractor as one of the jobs you can choose.

[CaseyShraeger]

Cross-posted on Katie Morag. That'll teach me to pay attention to my children when I should be Mumsnetting...

[Takver]

Loads of books! Many thanks all. I don't know You Choose but remember it being referred to on here as good, maybe that would be a nice one to look for as well.

[Unlurked]

You choose is lovely, it's a picture book with lots of things for you to choose, clothes, pet, job, house. Our copy is so well loved we really need a new one now!

[Macarooned]

Oh I've got one, here :
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1843227843/ref=redir_mdp_mobile?tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21
Unfortunately it's a very badly driven tractor

[TheDeathAndGories]

Meg (mog and owl) drives a tractor