cover image SCARECROW

SCARECROW

Cynthia Rylant, , illus. by Lauren Stringer. . Harcourt/Voyager, $6 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-15-202480-2

According to PW, "Newbery Medalist Rylant lyrically imagines the scarecrow as a grateful 'witness to life,' while the acrylic paintings evoke a warm, even nostalgic sense of plenty." Ages 6-9. (Apr.)