In "Scary Scott" by Irene Montano, a group of kids in a small town discovers the legend of Scott, a misunderstood and reclusive neighbor rumored to be a monster. Despite their initial fear, they uncover the truth about Scott's past—a tragic story of loss and loneliness. As they venture beyond their preconceived notions, the children form an unexpected friendship with Scott, learning valuable lessons about empathy and understanding. The story explores themes of fear, acceptance, and the courage to see beyond appearances, ultimately emphasizing the importance of community and connection in overcoming prejudice. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book features in the following series: Early Bird Readers, Early Bird Readers Gold .

This book is aimed at children at US kindergarten-3rd grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 2021 by Lerner Publications (Tm) .

Elizabeth Jaeger is a pastor living in rural Wisconsin with her husband and three mostly-grown children. In addition to The Little Shepherd, she is the author of The Pentecost Story, It's Halloween, Little Pumpkin and It's Easter, Little Bunny. Irene Montano lives in a sunny island and she's always dreaming of her future. She loves the warmth of daily life: the breakfast, the smell of coffee, children, and the rain. She has worked for Caterpillar Books, Beaming Books, Benchmark, Pearson, Oxford University Press, Maverick, Auzou, and Egmont. Katie Dale had her first poem 'The Fate of The School Hamster' published in The Cadbury's Book of Children's Poetry, aged 8 and hasn't stopped writing since. On graduating, she went travelling through South-East Asia - only to discover whilst in a Vietnam internet cafe that she was a winner of the SCBWI 2008 Undiscovered Voices competition.