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Precious and the Boo Hag
Illustrated by Kyrsten Brooker
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Table of Contents
About The Book
When Precious is left home alone with a stomachache, she's got nothing but a warning from Mama -- "Don't let nothing or nobody into this house" -- to keep her company. You see, "nothing or nobody" could turn out to be something awful: the Boo Hag! The Boo Hag's got a voice that rumbles like thunder and hair that shoots out like lightning. And she can disguise herself to look like anything. So when the Boo Hag comes calling, will Precious be clever enough to outwit even the trickiest trickster?
Here's an oh-so-funny -- and not-too-scary -- story from Newbery Honor-winning author Patricia C. McKissack and Onawumi Jean Moss that's paired with spirited, folksy illustrations by Kyrsten Brooker.
Here's an oh-so-funny -- and not-too-scary -- story from Newbery Honor-winning author Patricia C. McKissack and Onawumi Jean Moss that's paired with spirited, folksy illustrations by Kyrsten Brooker.
About The Illustrator
Kyrsten Brooker's wonderful books for children include Runaway Dreidel! by Lesléa Newman, They Saw the Future by Kathleen Krull, and Nothing Ever Happens on 90th Street by Roni Schotter. She lives in Alberta, Canada.
Product Details
- Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers (January 1, 2005)
- Length: 40 pages
- ISBN13: 9780689851940
- Grades: P - 3
- Ages: 4 - 8
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Awards and Honors
- ALA Notable Children's Books
- CCBC Choices (Cooperative Children's Book Council)
- Kansas NEA Reading Circle List PrimaryTitle
- Nick Jr. Family Magazine Best Books of the Year
- Bank Street Best Books of the Year
- Irma S. Black Award Honor Book (Bank Street)
- NYPL 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
- Emphasis On Reading Program Master List (AL)
- Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award Master List
- Great Lakes Great Books Master List (MI)
- SLJ Best Book of the Year
- WA Children's Choice Picture Book Award Master List
- Monarch Award Master List (IL)
- Parents' Choice Award Silver Medal
- Storytelling World Award Honor Book, "Stories for Young Listeners"
- Charlotte Zolotow Award Honor Book
- Read Aloud/Comstock Honor Book
- Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award Honor Book
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- Author Photo (jpg): Patricia C. McKissack Photo Credit:(0.1 MB)
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