"The Scarecrow" uses typography for both illustration and narrative text, interweaving these elements to make abstract representation accessible to children. The story focuses on a scarecrow, represented by an uppercase X, who owns a top hat, cane, and silk scarf. He feuds with a farmer, a rooster, and chickens, who hack at the scarecrow until he loses his belongings to the ghosts of their former owners. The stripped-down typographic format reflects the narrative of the scarecrow losing these status symbols, echoing the Dada art movement’s notion of destroying the past. On the left page of this spread, the farmer, represented by an uppercase B, chastises the scarecrow. On the right, the farmer kicks the scarecrow, and the narrative text streams from the farmer’s body as the scarecrow’s accessories fall away.