Jane Yolen introduces us to the fickle scarecrow, who decides to leave
his station and dance away the fall night. He leaps through the fields
until he reaches the farmhouse, where he sees a small light in the
window. Inside, a boy is saying his prayers, and he offers up a special
prayer for the corn that will be harvested in the morning. Humbled, the
scarecrow knows what he has to do: He returns to the field and watches
over the corn as only he can. Masterfully told, with illustrations by
award winner Bagram Ibatoulline, this book has all the makings of a new
classic.