The Scarecrow's Dance

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