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    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Blackout (Caldecott Honor Award Winner)

Blackout (Caldecott Honor Award Winner)

Rocco, John
Rocco, John

Hardcover

Juvenile Graphic NovelsFamilyScience & Nature

Publisher Price: $18.99

ISBN10: 1423121902
ISBN13: 9781423121909
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: May 24 2011
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.06
Height: 0.40 Width: 9.43 Depth: 11.27
Language: English
Awards: Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award, Beehive Awards, Black-Eyed Susan Award, Buckaroo Book Award, Caldecott Medal, Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens, Cybils, Florida Children's Book Award, Georgia Children's Book Award, Golden Archer Award, Golden Sower Award, Ladybug Picture Book Award, Monarch Award, Nevada Young Readers' Award, North Carolina Children's Book Award, Red Clover Award, Star of the North Picture Book Award, Texas 2x2 Reading List, Volunteer State Book Awards, Young Hoosier Book Award
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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