Shin-chan's father from Akita in Northern Japan, and is the sole source of income. Review: Precious and the Boo Hag. Stories say the Boo Hag will sit on your chest while you’re sleeping and steal the air right out of your mouth. 4. Add to cart. Overall. She teams up with storyteller Onawumi Jean Moss for this suspenseful, but not too scary, story taken from Gullah folklore. The legend has been used as an object lesson in stranger danger. The story revolves around Precious, a young girl, who is left home, told by her mother to not let "nothing or nobody" into the house. Full color.

(Prepared by Teri Puryear for SCASL Picture Book Awards, 2007-2008) Booktalk #2. Boo Hags. So when the Boo Hag comes calling, will Precious be clever enough to outwit even the trickiest trickster? A Boo Hag, according to the brother, is a strange and scary creature. Atheneum/Schwartz $16.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-689-85194-0 Shelving menu. Get 50% off this audiobook at the AudiobooksNow online audio book store and download or stream … It was such a pleasure to work with the UNLV String Quartet and hear their interpretation of Precious and the Boo Hag by Patricia McKissack. Pure water, however, reveals the woman to be nothing more than a disguised Pruella. See all 27 - All listings for this product. You see, "nothing or nobody" could turn out to be something awful: the Boo Hag! Brooker, Kyrsten, illustrator. The legend has also been the subject of song, and poetry. 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. Patricia C. McKissack's books have received numerous awards, including the Coretta Scott King, Newbery Honor and the Caldecott Medal. Precious and the Boo Hag McKissack, Pat, 1944-2017. Precious had to stay home because of a stomach ache that she had, because of this, she had to stay home alone while her mother and her brother went to go work. Winner Rank: SLCT. It's Pruella the Boo Hag and she wants into Precious's house. Soon the boo hag is back, this time as Precious's friend Addie Louise and then finally as a shiny penny. Pure water, however, reveals the woman to be nothing more than a disguised Pruella. After suffering with a stomach ache all night, Mama declares Precious is too sick to join her at work in the corn fields. Have you ever heard of the Boo Hag? ... Home alone with a stomachache while the family works in the fields, a young girl faces up to the horrifying Boo Hag that her brother warned her about. 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. Precious and the Boo Hag by Patricia C. McKissack and Onawumi Jean Moss #ReadAcrossAmerica. Barbershop Books founder, Alvin Irby, reads Precious and the Boo Hag by Patricia C. McKissack and Onawumi Jean Moss #ReadAcrossAmerica #HelpTheBabiesRead. Format: Book. You see, "nothing or nobody" cou… More. Shelve Precious and the Boo Hag. When the intimidation technique doesn't work, Precious soon finds a strange woman on her porch asking for a drink. Precious and the Boo Hag is a fun and spooky story to share any time of year, but especially during the Halloween season. By Patricia C. McKissack and Onawumi Jean Moss. "Doom Break Express!" 4.0. Login. Precious And The Boo Hag. 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