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ctoca's review against another edition
4.0
The cover of Blackout is an eye-catching scene of a city in darkness, causing you to want to open the cover and read more about the night on which the story takes place.
In this story, a young girl is at home with her busy family. She wants to spend time with them playing a game but they are all doing their own activities. Suddenly, the whole city goes dark. It's a blackout. The family comes together and sits in the candlelight. When it gets hot, they go to the rooftop and then down to the street, finding their neighbors all having fun. When the lights come back on, everyone goes back inside to their normal busy lives. But this family has a different idea, because, as the book so appropriately states, "not everyone likes normal."
Many of the illustrations in this book are framed, and occasionally there is more than one from per page which creates a comic book-like feel. It helps to emphasize certain scenes. The frames that are in place during the blackout are on a black page, helping to make everything feel darker.
This is a fun and easy book. I would definitely recommend it for younger children because it will be easy to read and the pictures help to tell the same story that the text is telling.
In this story, a young girl is at home with her busy family. She wants to spend time with them playing a game but they are all doing their own activities. Suddenly, the whole city goes dark. It's a blackout. The family comes together and sits in the candlelight. When it gets hot, they go to the rooftop and then down to the street, finding their neighbors all having fun. When the lights come back on, everyone goes back inside to their normal busy lives. But this family has a different idea, because, as the book so appropriately states, "not everyone likes normal."
Many of the illustrations in this book are framed, and occasionally there is more than one from per page which creates a comic book-like feel. It helps to emphasize certain scenes. The frames that are in place during the blackout are on a black page, helping to make everything feel darker.
This is a fun and easy book. I would definitely recommend it for younger children because it will be easy to read and the pictures help to tell the same story that the text is telling.
misspippireads's review against another edition
4.0
A phrase or a word with an illustration can say more than a paragraph.
Theme: Night/Darkness
Theme: Night/Darkness
cathyolibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
Almost wordless, a family discovers the joys of being unplugged when the power goes out. Cartoon pictures show that the family is too busy to play together, but once the lights go out are able to reconnect.
lilp8n's review against another edition
5.0
Beautiful illustrations where it tells a story about what pretty things can happen when the power goes out. A nice book to read when the power does go out.
hello_sunshine's review against another edition
3.0
Cool- graphic novel type artwork. Believeable story- relateable. Power goes out, forcing family away from technology and into games & interaction with each other.
jaojins's review against another edition
4.0
Audience: K-2nd
Appeal: The book is set up much like a comic book, and would appeal to those kids who like comics or graphic novels. The words are simple for younger readers. The story might appeal to younger siblings, and it would be a good summer read. Kids who live in the city would relate to blackouts and go out on the roof to see all the other people.
2012 Caldecott Honor Book
Appeal: The book is set up much like a comic book, and would appeal to those kids who like comics or graphic novels. The words are simple for younger readers. The story might appeal to younger siblings, and it would be a good summer read. Kids who live in the city would relate to blackouts and go out on the roof to see all the other people.
2012 Caldecott Honor Book
shaundell's review against another edition
5.0
This poor kid just wants to play a game with his family one evening, but every one is busy! But then. . . the lights go out! And life becomes much more simple!
kristenremenar's review against another edition
4.0
For those who teach "small moments" in writing or writing from personal experience, this is a great mentor text. When the lights go out in the city, two girls and their parents find ways to entertain themselves - making shadow puppets with flashlights, going up to the rooftop, eating ice cream before it melts on the front stoop. When the lights come back on, rather than resume the computer work and phone conversations, the family plays a board game together. Great perspectives in the art.