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Starred Review on October 27, 2023 | Picture Books - Elementary
PreS-Gr 2—This is the story of an optimistic scarecrow who each summer is taken out of the shed by a young girl and placed in a flower-filled garden where he is read to. The girl's stories sustain the scarecrow when he is alone during the winter. However, one year a different person removes him from the shed, and no one reads to him. The girl in the story is dark-haired with warm skin tones, and could be interpreted variously as Latinx, South Asian, or any of an array of identities. However, readers are more likely to identify...Log In or Sign Up to Read More