Precious and the Boo Hag

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Precious and the Boo Hag was written by Patricia C. Mckissack. She was born to civil servant parents Robert and Erma Carwell in Smyrna, Tennessee. She was inspired to be a writer by her mother who always read her poetry and also by her grandparents who told her many stories. Her father's stories usually included the names of her and siblings Nolan and Sarah. The characters in these stories were always smart and brave, characteristics present in Patricia's later works. Patricia and her siblings grew up in the south and they all remember the poetry her mother told by Paul Laurence Dunbar. [1]

Summary

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? [2]

Pros

Monise, as one of the readers said that she loved reading anything by Patricia McKissack! The author was amazing storyteller and always finds a way to use African American oral traditions to engage and educate younger audiences. Katalina Townsley added her comment to this book. Precious and the Boo Hag is a children's fairy tale by Patricia C. McKissack and Onawumi Jean Moss with illustrations by Kyrsten Brooker. 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 [3]

References

  1. https://aalbc.com. Patricia C. Mckissack. Retrieved January 16th, 2021
  2. https://www.amazon.com. Precious and the Boo Hag. Retrieved January 16th, 2021
  3. https://www.goodreads.com. Precious and the Boo Hag. Retrieved January 16th, 2021