Discussion about ANNUAL EASTER CAPTION CONTEST STARTS NOW! Your Wishlists. Precious and the Boo Hag by Patricia C. McKissack and Onawumi Jean Moss #ReadAcrossAmerica. Stanford Libraries' official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. Precious and the Boo Hag. Add to wishlist . It is a regionalized version of the Hag myth. Email Address: Subscribe . 0 users rated this 5 out of 5 stars 0. Patricia McKissack (1944-2017) was a children's author who … Want to Read. So when Precious is left home alone, she must be extra careful. Precious and the Boo Hag. When the Boo Hag tried to get Precious to let her in, she was not fooled. 4.0. Defunct Winner UID: 1 754. Your Wishlists. 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. Contributors: Johnson, Sisi Aisha, narrator. Shelving menu. 3. "Doom Break Express!" Get 50% off this audiobook at the AudiobooksNow online audio book store and download or stream … Unlike vampires, however, it’s your breath they are after. The Boo Hag's got a voice that rumbles like thunder and hair that shoots out like lightning. You see, "nothing or nobody" could turn out to be something awful: the Boo Hag! Narrator. She reluctantly agrees to let Precious spend the day at home alone. Barbershops Books, the debut program of Reading Holiday Project, creates child … Stories say the Boo Hag will sit on your chest while you’re sleeping and steal the air right out of your mouth. More from the same. Left home alone because of a stomachache, Precious cleverly outwits the Boo Hag by singing her own wonderful little song. Much like European vampires, the Boo Hag is a skinless undead creature who sucks the life out of the living. 1 product rating . Patricia C. McKissack's books have received numerous awards, including the Coretta Scott King, Newbery Honor and the Caldecott Medal. About the author. According to the legend, Boo Hags are similar to vampires. Pure water, however, reveals the woman to be nothing more than a disguised Pruella. Unlike vampires, they gain sustenance from a person's breath, as opposed to their blood, by riding their victims. item 7 Precious and the Boo Hag (Anne Schwartz Books) by Patricia C. McKissack, Onawumi 7 - Precious and the Boo Hag (Anne Schwartz Books) by Patricia C. McKissack, Onawumi. Login. Boo Hags. Read More. The Boo Hag's got a voice that rumbles like thunder and hair that shoots out like lightning. Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm. Sign up to receive email notifications. It's Pruella the Boo Hag and she wants into Precious's house. Precious and the Boo Hag McKissack, Pat, 1944-, author. If you're from the South, especially the Lowcountry of South Carolina, then you know that the Boo Hag is not to be played with! Read Precious and Boo Hag by Patricia McKissack and Onawumi Jean Moss to find out. 5. 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. PM. ... 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. Search Lucky Snail Books. Add to wishlist . So when the Boo Hag comes calling, will Precious be clever enough to outwit even the trickiest trickster? Brooker, Kyrsten, illustrator. Our topics include Conspiracy Theory, Secret Societies, UFOs and more! Publisher: Recorded Books Audio Released: Jan 1, 2005 ISBN: 9781470356422 Format: Audiobook. After suffering with a stomach ache all night, Mama declares Precious is too sick to join her at work in the corn fields. A Boo Hag is a mythical creature in the folklore of South Carolina's Gullah culture. ©2005 Patricia McKissack and Onawumi Jean Moss (P)2005 Recorded Books. And she can disguise herself to look like anything. 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. Precious and the Boo Hag is a fun and spooky story to share any time of year, but especially during the Halloween season. The legend has been used as an object lesson in stranger danger. When the intimidation technique doesn't work, Precious soon finds a strange woman on her porch asking for a drink. Like any good sibling, Precious’s brother is only too happy to clue her in... read more. 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