Jeb Scarecrow's Pumpkin Patch

by Jana Dillon

When some pesky, seed-guzzling, fruit-pecking crows decide to throw their October harvest celebration in Jeb Scarecrow's pumpkin patch, Jeb is determined to save his crop, and he makes plans for crashing their party.

Genres: Halloween, Picture Books, Fiction, Autumn, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Set]

A great holiday book about a scarecrow that comes up with a way to scare those pesky crows from their devious plans of partying on his crops on Halloween.

[Bridget Neace]

I remember buying this sucker at a Book Fair one year at the beginning of my teaching career (maybe my very first year?) and I think it's the cutest thing. I loved reading it to my students every year (and clearly they enjoyed it to, given how "well-loved" it looks). Now I get to read it to my own children every October. :)

[Karen GoatKeeper]

Jeb Scarecrow has spent the summer protecting his pumpkins from the crows. As Halloween approaches and the pumpkins sit large and ripe in his field, the crows decide to have a party in the patch which will leave the pumpkins destroyed. What is Jeb going to do? His solution is ingenious.
This is an illustrated story. The illustrations are well done, colorful and go with the text well.

[Molly Cluff (Library!)]

Jeb the Scarecrow's patch is going to be full of crows for the crows halloween party! Desperate to save his pumpkins, he turns some into jack-o-lanterns to scare the birds away. Too texty for storytime, but kinda charming for the holiday

[Nichole]

This is a fun (though weird) book to explain/ show a reason for? jack-o-lanters.

(Like... aren't a lot of scarecrows depicted in literature as having a jack-o-lantern as a head? It just seems really strange to have a scarecrow carving pumpkins.)

[Courtney]

I just remembered this book existed. It used to be one of my favorites. I’m emotional

[Marilyn]

Alissa loved the carvings that Jeb made to scare away the crows.

[Sarah Brooks]

It’s kinda cute, but let’s face it, only super rich weirdos would buy Jack-o-lanterns.

[Terri]

A book about a scarecrow family working together to scare away crows. A great read for teamwork.

[Melanie Hetrick]

Jeb Scarecrow takes pride in his pumpkin patch. He spends his days guarding it from thieving crows. He plans on selling the pumpkins to make some money. But one night at dinner, his mother tells him that his pumpkin patch has been chosen by the crows to hold their annual harvest celebration. Jeb vows to keep his pumpkins safe from the the crows. He comes up with a plan and his parents agree to help. While his parents keep the crows out of the pumpkin patch all day long, Jeb is busy in the patch under cover of disguises on the pumpkins themselves. Finally all is ready. When the crows return to the patch later that night, bringing along their friends, they find that the patch is protected by monsters! Lots of them! They fly away in fright never to return. And Jeb immediately begins to sell his "monsters" to people driving by. His monsters? Jack-O-Lanterns!

[Edward Creter]

Jeb is a kid scarecrow who loves the patch and his scarecrow family, but the neighborhood crows love his pumpkin patch even more! Grampy Crow and his Crow Clan (NOT including Sheryl Crow, who in real life is too busy showing off HER "pumpkins" on videos for MTV, which is sad I know.) are awaiting the signal to attack the pumpkins with a Twelve-O-Clock HAW! So Jeb has to "patch things up" real fast to preserve (Bad choice of words) his pumpkins for posterity, and human families across the state. Light up them Jack-o-Lanterns and enjoy this one!

[Teresa Garrett]

A scarecrow family finds that their pumpkin patch has been targeted by the crows as the sight for their annual Halloween party. They must come up with a clever plan to out smart the crows and save the pumpkins for their Halloween customers.

[Rykki]

Poor Jeb...his pumpkin patch is about to be under siege. Those darn crows are so much trouble. Thankfully, Jeb is able to come up with a plan.

Not only is this a fun little read, but it teaches kids to think creatively because there is a solution to every problem.

[Petrie Serrano]

The little boy scarecrow was easy for my LO to relate to and very animated, and the illustrations are vibrant and fun. He liked this one and looked over the pictures for awhile afterward but he didn't want me to read it again.

[Robandsuzie]

Cute story about a scarecrow saves his pumpkin patch from a bunch of crows my kids thought it was great!

[Joann10]

We all love this story of Little Jeb Scarecrow who had to figure out a plan to keep the crows from holding their annual harvest parts in Jeb's pumpkin patch. We all loved this.

[Kate]

Not many childrens' books surprise me at the end- pretty fantastic. And the illustrations... ADORABLE.

[The Brothers]

A long (and a bit tedious) story about a scarecrow trying to save his pumpkin patch from invading crows.

Illustrations are okay.

[Stacy]

The crows are going to eat the pumpkins in Jebs patch. Jeb figures out a way to save his pumpkin patch.

[Shelly]

Loved this cute story about how Jen Scarecrow outsmarted the crows, saving his pumpkin patch and selling his pumpkins to the customers.

[Meghan]

My Grandma would always read this to me when I was little, was one of my favorites.