Blackout (2011)

by John Rocco

Members	Reviews	Popularity	Average rating	Mentions
275	40	37,608	(4.12)	2

Add to your library

Add to wishlist

all members

▾Members

Recently added by

talk2jessi, phoenixcomet, matthewbloome, the_airtwit, caseyannc76, Mnbachmeier, kwatson87, RankinArric

numbers

show all

▾Tags

2012 (4) blackout (14) blackouts (10) Caldecott (15) Caldecott Honor (14) children's (6) children's literature (3) cities (9) city (11) city life (8) community (3) darkness (4) electricity (13) family (30) family life (3) fiction (5) fun (4) games (3) graphic novel (4) light (3) lights (5) neighborhoods (8) neighbors (4) New York (4) New York City (8) night (15) picture book (44) power outage (5) summer (12) urban (6)

▾LibraryThing recommendations

A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka (2011)
Grandpa Green by Lane Smith (2011)
Me . . . Jane by Patrick McDonnell (2011)
Apt. 3 by Ezra Jack Keats (1972)
The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred by Samantha R. Vamos (2011)

One Cool Friend by Toni Buzzeo (2012)
Black Cat by Christopher Myers (1999)
A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead (2010)
Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett (2012)
Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold (1991)

see more recommendations for this work

refresh

▾Member recommendations

None.

▾Will you like it?

▾Member reviews

date ▼ | votes

Showing 1-5 of 40 (next | show all)

What do you do when a city blacks out? (

)

phoenixcomet | May 20, 2013 |

What happens when the light go out all over town? Families come together to gather and enjoy themselves away from the technologies of the modern world.
Ages 5 and up
barnes and noble

cmbeck | May 20, 2013 |

This was a largely picture driven story that reminds the reader of the importance of family and together time. It's more of a collaboratively built story between the illustrations and the text. The two combined make for a great story. (

)

matthewbloome | May 19, 2013 |

In this wonderfully illustrated book, a family pulls together to get through a blackout.
Source: Pierce County Library (Lakewood)
Ages: 4-6

caseyannc76 | May 18, 2013 |

During a power outages a family has to figure out what to do. Teaches children that power outages are not a scary thing. The neighborhood ends up having a party on top of the roof.
Age-4-6
Source: Work, Toddlers University

Mnbachmeier | May 16, 2013 |

date ▼ | votes

Showing 1-5 of 40 (next | show all)

▾Published reviews

no reviews | add a review

▾Other authors

» Add other authors

▾Work-to-work relationships

view history

▾Common Knowledge

You must log in to edit Common Knowledge data.

For more help see the Common Knowledge help page.

Series (with order)

Canonical title

Original title

Alternative titles

Original publication date

2011

People/Characters

Important places

Important events

Related movies

Awards and honors

Caldecott Honor (2012)

ALA Notable Children's Book (2012)

Epigraph

Dedication

First words

Quotations

Last words

Disambiguation notice

Publisher's editors

Blurbers

Publisher series

▾References

References to this work on external resources.

Wikipedia in English

None

▾LibraryThing members' description

Book description

The youngest child wants to play a board game, but everyone else in the family is busy. Then all the lights in the city go out, a blackout, giving the family the opportunity to reconnect. The apartment heats up and drives the family outside, giving the community the opportunity to reconnect. The lights come on and almost everything goes back to normal. The family sits down with one another to play a board game!

This picture book reads like a comic book, great illustrations! Blackout shows the importance of family, community, and investing time to develop relationships.

Haiku summary

▾Book descriptions

No descriptions found.

▾Library descriptions