num_pages: 40
description: 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 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.
language: English
title: Precious and the Boo Hag
titlecomplete: Precious and the Boo Hag (Anne Schwartz Books)
genres: Childrens, Folk Tales, African American, Picture Books, Fiction, Folklore, Cultural, Fantasy, Halloween, Family
ratings_count: 288
places: The United States of America
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Charlotte Zolotow Award
category: Honor Book, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Irma Black Award, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Alabama Library Association Children's Book of the Year
category: K-1, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Comstock Read Aloud Book Award
publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers