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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.
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.