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Informationen zum Autor Jane Yolen is an award-winning author who has written more than 380 books for children, including the bestseller How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? and the 1988 Caldecott Medal winner Owl Moon . She is known for her beautiful poetry, picture books, fairy tales, novels, and nonfiction, and has even been called "the Hans Christian Andersen of America" ( Newsweek ). She lives in Hatfield, Massachusetts. Visit her at JaneYolen.com. Klappentext In this beautiful tale, Yolen and Ibatoulline introduce a fickle scarecrow, who decides to leave his station and dance away the fall night. He soon encounters a young boy who is saying his prayers, and offers up a special prayer for the corn to be successfully harvested the next morning. Full color. Zusammenfassung 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.
