Overview
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.
Details
- ISBN-13: 9781423121909
- ISBN-10: 1423121902
- Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Publish Date: May 2011
- Dimensions: 11.27 x 9.43 x 0.4 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.06 pounds
- Page Count: 40
- Reading Level: Ages 4-7
