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Blackout (Caldecott Honor Award Winner) Hardback - 2011

by John Rocco; John Rocco (Illustrator)

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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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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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  • Title Blackout (Caldecott Honor Award Winner)
  • Author John Rocco; John Rocco (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 40
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
  • Publication date 2011-05-24
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated
  • ISBN 9781423121909 / 1423121902
  • Weight 1.06 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.27 x 9.43 x 0.4 in (28.63 x 23.95 x 1.02 cm)
  • Age range 03 to 05 years
  • Grade levels P - K
  • Reading level 330
  • Themes
    • Demographic Orientation: Urban
    • Topical: Family
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Family life, Electric power failures
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2011283938
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

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Citations

  • Booklist, 06/01/2011, Page 90
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 06/01/2011, Page 0
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2011, Page 328
  • Kirkus Best Children's Books, 11/15/2011, Page 2121
  • Kirkus Reviews, 04/15/2011, Page 0
  • New York Times Book Review, 06/05/2011, Page 26
  • NY Times Notable Bks of Year, 12/04/2011, Page 33
  • Publishers Weekly, 03/07/2011, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly Best Books, 11/07/2011, Page 38
  • School Library Journal, 07/01/2011, Page 77
  • SLJ's Best Books, 12/01/2011, Page 27

About the author

John Rocco (www.roccoart.com) has held a wide variety of jobs in his life, from working in the shell fishing industry, to designing attractions for Walt Disney World's Epcot, to creating illustrations for the DreamWorks movie "Shrek." Since 2005 his focus has been on creating children's books, such as Wolf! Wolf!, a Borders Original Voices Award-winner; Moonpowder; and Fu Finds the Way. He has also created the cover artwork for Rick Riordan's best-selling Percy Jackson and the Olympians and Kane Chronicles series. John and his family live in Brooklyn, New York, where they have experienced their share of memorable summer blackouts.

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