Precious and the Boo Hag by Patricia C. McKissack and Onawumi Jean MossISBN: 0689851944
Illustrator: Kyrsten Brooker
Publisher: Atheneum/Anne Schwartz Books (January 6, 2005)
Reading Level: 3.2
Interest Level: K-3
Precious has a stomachache, so she has to stay at home alone while the whole family leaves to plant corn. Mama tells her, "Now remember, don't let nothing and nobody in this house--not even me, 'cause I got a key." Precious's older brother warns her with a wink that, you never know, Pruella the Boo Hag could even try to get in: "She's tricky and she's scary, and she tries to make you disobey yo' mama." Well, you'll never guess who shows up!**