Blackout / by John Rocco.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Disney/Hyperion Books, c2011.Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cmISBN:- 1423121902 (lib. bdg.)
- 9781423121909 (lib. bdg.)
Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Picturebook | Family & Pets | Rocco Joh | Available | 2012 Caldecott Honor Book | 33111006541961 | ||||
Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Family & Pets | Rocco Joh | Available | 2012 Caldecott Honor Book | 33111006761619 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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.
When a busy family's activities come to a halt because of a blackout, they find they enjoy spending time together and not being too busy for once.
Ages 4-8.