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McKissack, Patricia C. , Moss, Onawumi Jean

Precious and the Boo Hag

40 pp. | Atheneum/Schwartz | January, 2005 | Trade ISBN 0-689-85194-4 $16.95

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Kyrsten Brooker. After Mama tells Precious to let "nothing and nobody" into the house, Brother warns her about the Boo Hag: "She's tricky and she's scary, and she tries to make you disobey yo' mama." Illustrations combining the realistic with the fantastic suit the down-to-earth yet magical tone in this lively tale that (despite an ominous ending) is a great storytelling choice.

Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2005