In this debut for both Scott and Slonim, an unlikely catalyst rejuvenates a pessimistic old loner of a farmer. The thickly textured oil paintings, folksy in feeling and essentially realistic in their renderings, reward readers with quietly comic flourishes.
- Publishers Weekly

Old Jake's heart was as dry as his farm

But then he found a mysterious trunk.  He set it aside waiting for someone to claim it. 

Inside the trunk were.... bright calico skirts

Old Jake made a scarecrow out of the skirts.  Find out how his heart softened when

you read Old Jake's Skirts! 

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The illustrations in this book are priceless! When I first read it to my children, I could barely turn a page without their comments and chuckles about an expression on a character or some other subtle detail they noticed. - Reader review from Amazon.com