It tells the story of a scarecrow who comes alive after being struck by lightning and sets out on a quest with Jack, an orphan he hires as his servant.

It won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Silver Award in 2005,[1] as well as being shortlisted for the 2004 Carnegie Medal.

[2] According to the author's website, the book is being adapted by BAFTA winning writer Danny Brocklehurst and turned into a film by Aardman.

The elegant straw doll offers Jack a job as his personal servant.

The scarecrow tells Jack that he has an estate called Spring Valley.