The Scarecrow (edition 2019)

by Beth Ferry (Author), Eric Fan (Illustrator), Terry Fan (Illustrator)

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All the animals know not to mess with old Scarecrow. But when a small, scared crow falls from midair, Scarecrow does the strangest thing. He saves the tiny baby crow. Soon a loving bond grows between the two unlikely friends. But is it strong enough to weather the changing of the seasons?

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Title:	The Scarecrow
Authors:	Beth Ferry (Author)
Other authors:	Eric Fan (Illustrator), Terry Fan (Illustrator)
Info:	HarperCollins (2019), Edition: Illustrated, 40 pages
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The Scarecrow: A Fall Book for Kids by Beth Ferry

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Sorry, can't rate this metaphorical fable. *I* think it's overly sentimental, and silly. But I can't fault the judgement of those who loved it. And maybe when my kids were little I would have loved it, too.

Cheryl_in_CC_NV | Oct 18, 2024 |

Oh my word. I don't even know where to start with this book.

The illustrations are STUNNING. It conveys the story so beautifully....which makes me wonder if there is any Caldecott contention for it. No seriously. I felt the pain of the scarecrow when he is lonely. I felt his joy with the baby crow. Oh my goodness.

It's also a story about loving the unlovable. About how there is more to a person than meets the eye. I want to do this book in My First Books and see how it translates. (

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msgabbythelibrarian | Jun 11, 2023 |

Genre
Picture books for children
Tone
Inspiring
Moving
Writing Style
Thoughtful
Illustration
Realistic
Theme
Unlikely friendships
Subject
Crows
Friendship
Scarecrows

kmgerbig | Apr 28, 2023 |

Mentioned in a blog post at https://booksbeyondbinaries.blog/2019/12/23/2019-in-review/

emmy_of_spines | Sep 8, 2022 |

A moving story about the unlikely friendship between an injured baby crow and a lonely scarecrow. Nicely illustrated by the Fan brothers, but overshadowed by Beth Ferry's rhymes and her message. (

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skipstern | Jul 11, 2021 |

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Beth Ferry	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Fan, Eric	Illustrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Fan, Terry	Illustrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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All the animals know not to mess with old Scarecrow. But when a small, scared crow falls from midair, Scarecrow does the strangest thing. He saves the tiny baby crow. Soon a loving bond grows between the two unlikely friends. But is it strong enough to weather the changing of the seasons?

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All the animals know not to mess with old Scarecrow. But when a small, scared crow falls from midair, Scarecrow does the strangest thing...

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