Beautiful. The rhyming text is a little stilted at times but the illustrations more than make up for it. A lovely story of a scarecrow who rescues a baby bird--even as he knows eventually that the crow must fly away. But don't worry! Everything ends well here. A very sweet story about friendship and making room for the people who matter most. It would make for a very melancholy story time but I think this could pair well with The Farmer and the Clown by Marla Frazee as well as The Rough Patch by Brian Lies. The Fan Brothers' illustrations are, of course, gorgeous with a lot of small details in the full page spreads and some truly stunning close up artwork as well. The artwork captures the autumnal color palette perfectly with vivid details that bring the story to life.