A new cow at the Barn Sanctuary named Buttercup is scared, angry, and does not want anything to do with the other animals, but when she gets caught in the fence, they come to her rescue and Buttercup learns that here all animals are family.

When Reena, her little brother, Luke, and their parents first move to Maine, Reena doesn't know what to expect. She's ready for beaches, blueberries, and all the lobster she can eat. Instead, her parents "volunteer" Reena and Luke to work for an eccentric neighbor named Mrs. Falala, who has a pig named Paulie, a cat named China, a snake named Edna -- and that stubborn cow, Zora.

Caldecott Honor Book: 2001. When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want.