mrs_erven's review against another edition
2.0
That was strange. The wording is difficult to read aloud, and the illustrations gave me the heebie-jeebies.
sean67's review against another edition
3.0
I guess one could say this was the lesson of don't try and grow up too quickly, a nice little read and well illustrated, it also could be titled if you don't want someone to do something communicate more effectively why you don't want that to happen.
Everything works out in this world b ut it doesn't always in real life.
A mixed message in some respects.
Everything works out in this world b ut it doesn't always in real life.
A mixed message in some respects.
dandelionfluff's review against another edition
3.0
It's definitely entertaining when you get an animated reader to read it out loud! Our kindergarten students loved it. We talked about emotions throughout the story, counted the crows, and asked the students about how they related to the scarecrow boy's facial expressions. Were they scary? Why or why not?
The only part that we had to reinforce was that the little scarecrow boy did run away from home and do something he wasn't supposed to do, and even though his dad is proud of him at the end for scaring away the crows, it doesn't make what he did okay. Bit of a mixed message at the end, but fine if you're not one to nitpick over such things.
The only part that we had to reinforce was that the little scarecrow boy did run away from home and do something he wasn't supposed to do, and even though his dad is proud of him at the end for scaring away the crows, it doesn't make what he did okay. Bit of a mixed message at the end, but fine if you're not one to nitpick over such things.
booksaremagic's review
4.0
This is a nice autumn-themed read. We liked it. It's by Margaret Wise Brown and it's a very large size for very large pictures (by David Diaz). What more do I need to say?
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