Publisher Description
Patricia C. McKissack's books have received numerous awards, including the Coretta Scott King, Newbery Honor and the Caldecott Medal. She teams up with storyteller Onawumi Jean Moss for this suspenseful, but not too scary, story taken from Gullah folklore. Left home alone because of a stomachache, Precious cleverly outwits the Boo Hag by singing her own wonderful little song.
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About the Authors
Patricia McKissack is the author of many highly acclaimed books for children, including Goin’ Someplace Special, a Coretta Scott King Award winner; The Honest-to-Goodness Truth; Let My People Go, written with her husband, Fredrick, and recipient of the NAACP Image Award; The Dark-Thirty, a Newbery Honor Book and Coretta Scott King Award winner; and Mirandy and Brother Wind, recipient of the Caldecott Medal and a Coretta Scott King Honor Book. She lives in St. Louis, Missouri.
About Sisi Aisha Johnson
Sisi Johnson is
“a storyteller for a storyteller’s story.” From folksy to urban, her warm blend
of bite and sweetness wrapped in an accessible narration style sets the right
tone in such award winning books as Francie
and Feathers, and notable books like Romiette & Julio, for which she
received the AudioFile Earphones Award, and Dr.
Mr. President: Letter from a Slave Girl, for which she was selected to be
an Audie Award finalist. A long time resident of New York City, she now resides
in Los Angeles and happily travels between the two amazing metropolises.