Patricia C. McKissack's Books
There are 8 books
1.
Precious and the Boo Hag
By: Patricia C. McKissack and Onawumi Jean Moss
Illustrated by: Kyrsten Brooker
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: January 1, 2005
Ages: 4 - 8
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...
2.
Loved Best
(Part of Ready-for-Chapters)
By: Patricia C. McKissack
Illustrated by: Felicia Marshall
This edition: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
Publication date: January 1, 2005
Ages: 7 - 10
Who Is Loved Best? Because she's the oldest and can do the most, Carolyn is sure she is loved the best. But then she begins to have doubts: Her mom spoils her little sister when she's sick, her parents post her little...
3.
Hard Labor
The First African Americans, 1619 (Part of Milestone)
By: Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick L. McKissack Jr.
Illustrated by: Joseph Daniel Fiedler
This edition: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
Publication date: January 1, 2004
Ages: 7 - 10
Erased by Time In 1619 twenty Africans stepped foot on American soil. They came not as slaves, but as indentured servants. They knew if they could hold on and finish out their sentences, they would be free. They came with...
4.
Tippy Lemmey
(Part of Ready-for-Chapters)
By: Patricia C. McKissack
Illustrated by: Susan Keeter
This edition: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
Publication date: January 1, 2003
Ages: 7 - 10
A New Dog in Town Tippy Lemmey is no ordinary dog. Not only is he the only dog Leandra, Paul, and Jeannie have ever met with a first and a last name, he's a living, breathing monster! When they ride their bikes, he chases...
5.
Goin' Someplace Special
By: Patricia C. McKissack
Illustrated by: Jerry Pinkney
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: September 1, 2001
Ages: 4 - 8
There's a place in this 1950s southern town where all are welcome, no matter what their skin color...and 'Tricia Ann knows exactly how to get there. To her, it's someplace special and she's bursting to go by herself. When her...
Other Formats: Trade Paperback
6.
The Honest-to-Goodness Truth
By: Patricia C. McKissack
Illustrated by: Giselle Potter
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: February 1, 2000
Ages: 4 - 8
"Tell the truth and shame the devil," Libby's mama has told her. So whatever is Libby doing wrong? Ever since she started telling only the truth, the whole world seems to be mad at her. First it's her best friend, Ruthie Mae,...
Other Formats: Trade Paperback
7.
Let My People Go
Bible Stories Told by a Freeman of Color
By: Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick L. McKissack Jr.
Illustrated by: James E. Ransome
This edition: Hardcover, 144 pages
Publication date: October 1, 1998
Ages: above 12
"Come join me as I take you back to Charleston, South Carolina, to my father's forge in the early 1800's. Sit with me on the woodpile as he tells a tale of faith, hope, or love." In this extraordinary collection, Charlotte...
8.
Ma Dear's Aprons
By: Patricia C. McKissack
Illustrated by: Floyd Cooper
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: April 1, 1997
Ages: 4 - 8
Little David Earl always knows what day of the week it is. He can tell by the clean, snappy-fresh apron Ma Dear is wearing -- a different color for every day. Monday means washing, with Ma Dear scrubbing at her tub in a blue...
Other Formats: Trade Paperback
