Books About Scarecrows for 2022
Scarecrows have been used by farmers to protect their crops for thousands of years. Europeans who emigrated to the US during the 18th century brought their custom of making scarecrows that resembled humans. They dressed their scarecrows in worn-out pants, shirts and coats, placed old hats on heads stuffed with straw, and tied red handkerchiefs around their necks. They called these scarecrows bootzamon or bogeyman.
While today’s farmers no longer rely on scarecrows to protect their crops, the scarecrow has become a symbol of the fall harvest season. Celebrate the fall season in 2022 with some of these fun stories featuring scarecrows:
The Mystery of the Haunted Scarecrow by Fran Manushkin
Dark Waters (Small Spaces #3) by Katherine Arden
Abby in Oz (Whatever After Special Edition #2) by Sarah Mlynowski
The Case of the Haunted Scarecrow (Jigsaw Jones Mysteries) by James Preller
The Secret of the Scarecrow (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #36) by Carolyn Keene
Flat Stanley and the Missing Pumpkins by Jeff Brown
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves! (There Was an Old Lady) by Lucille Colandro
The Scarecrow's Dance by Jane Yolen
Otis and the Scarecrow (Otis) by Loren Long
The Wizard of Oz (Penguin Bedtime Classics) by L Frank Baum
Hello, Harvest Moon by Ralph Fletcher
The Farm That Mac Built by Tammi Sauer
The Scarecrow by Beth Ferry
