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mbrandmaier's review against another edition
5.0
Beautiful illustrations. Personally this would have been my choice for Caldecott winner instead of Caldecott Honor.
books4biana's review against another edition
5.0
I read this book because I needed to read 2 with the same name for my book challenge. I picked this title because the other version was long and dull and painful and I needed to balance it out with something easy and full of pictures.
This was a great story about family reconnecting. It's been a long time since I had young kids in my house, but I felt the familiar tug of playing games, reading, and enjoying one another.
Go ahead, read it.
This was a great story about family reconnecting. It's been a long time since I had young kids in my house, but I felt the familiar tug of playing games, reading, and enjoying one another.
Go ahead, read it.
kelleemoye's review against another edition
4.0
When the city suffers from a blackout, a family sees that spending time together is more important than the usual busy-ness.
I loved the illustrations in this book. Very colorful, loud and perfect for the story being told.
I loved the illustrations in this book. Very colorful, loud and perfect for the story being told.
brandypainter's review against another edition
5.0
The illustrations in this book are beautifully done and the heart of the story about a hot summer night in the city when the lights go out. When no one can use their gadgets families and neighbors come together and actually socialize. Gasp! This book is a huge hit with both of my children, 7 and 3. They are wearing it out and we've only had it a week.
barbarianlibarian's review against another edition
2.0
nice, felt a little forced though and I felt like the illustrations already seem a little dated
librariandest's review against another edition
5.0
The book captures the excitement of a power outage on a summer evening in (I think) Brooklyn.
It's a truth universally acknowledged that a blackout brings people together. In this story, everyone in the family is too busy to hang out, but when the power goes out, they spend the evening together looking at the stars, eating ice cream, and playing a game (even when the power comes back on).
The thing I liked best about it is that it almost doesn't need any words. The use of color is also really great. Inside, without electric lights, everything is gray. But when they go outside the night colors just POP. One funny side note is that I'm not sure if the main character is a little girl or a little boy. The dad calls him/her "buddy," which is usually something you call a boy, but the long hair made me think girl at first. Does this matter? Not really. But it might be interesting to see which way kids read it.
It's a truth universally acknowledged that a blackout brings people together. In this story, everyone in the family is too busy to hang out, but when the power goes out, they spend the evening together looking at the stars, eating ice cream, and playing a game (even when the power comes back on).
The thing I liked best about it is that it almost doesn't need any words. The use of color is also really great. Inside, without electric lights, everything is gray. But when they go outside the night colors just POP. One funny side note is that I'm not sure if the main character is a little girl or a little boy. The dad calls him/her "buddy," which is usually something you call a boy, but the long hair made me think girl at first. Does this matter? Not really. But it might be interesting to see which way kids read it.
vpatrick12's review against another edition
3.0
It was a normal summer night in the city. Hot, noisy, busy. And then..the lights went out, and everything chagned. But that's not necessarily a bad thing, because not everyone likes normal. It depicts going back to basics when all of our busy-ness gets in the way...enjoying family, friends, and board games.
allmadhere106's review against another edition
5.0
I absolutely loved this book! The illustrations are vibrant and I was captivated by the story right away. I have enjoyed other titles from Rocco, so I was glad to see that this one is also so nicely done. I can easily see this as a read-aloud for a group or a good one-on-one story. I will definitely be re-reading this one and using it for programming.
For: readers looking for a book about togetherness or explaining a blackout.
Possible red flags: some readers may find the concept of the dark too scary.
For: readers looking for a book about togetherness or explaining a blackout.
Possible red flags: some readers may find the concept of the dark too scary.
rainmisoa's review against another edition
5.0
Reminds me of when I used to live in the city and all those blackouts I had to go through! X3
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