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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2011-24-05

Blackout (Caldecott Honor Book)

Blackout (Caldecott Honor Book)

John Rocco, Author

John Rocco, Illustrator

Hardcover

SKU:9781423121909

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One hot summer night in the city, all the power goes out. The TV shuts off and a boy wails, "Mommm!" His sister can no longer use the phone, Mom can't work on her computer, and Dad can't finish cooking dinner. What's a family to do? Full color.
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A city-wide power outage becomes an invitation to reconnect. Through luminous art and minimal text, this story explores the beauty of pause, presence, and togetherness.

Readability • 1.1

Age Range • 3-5

Pages • 40

Subjects • Electric power failures • Families • Family life

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes) • Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | General • Juvenile Fiction | Technology | General

In this playful, feel-good picture book from New York Times bestselling author John Rocco, a boy and his family find magic in a summer blackout.

One hot summer night in the city, all the power goes out. The TV shuts off and a boy wails, "Mommm!" His sister can no longer use the phone, Mom can't work on her computer, and Dad can't finish cooking dinner. What's a family to do? When they go up to the roof to escape the heat, they find the lights--in stars that can be seen for a change--and so many neighbors it's like a block party in the sky! On the street below, people are having just as much fun--talking, rollerblading, and eating ice cream before it melts. The boy and his family enjoy being not so busy for once. They even have time to play a board game together. When the electricity is restored, everything can go back to normal . . . but not everyone likes normal. The boy switches off the lights, and out comes the board game again. Using a combination of panels and full bleed illustrations that move from color to black-and-white and back to color, John Rocco shows that if we are willing to put our cares aside for a while, there is party potential in a summer blackout.

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