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| Blackout | |
| Author: | John Rocco |
| Country: | United States |
| Genre: | Children's picture book |
| Published: | May 24, 2011 |
| Publisher: | Disney Hyperion |
| Isbn: | 978-1423121909 |
| Illustrator: | Rocco |
| Pages: | 40 pp |
| Congress: | PZ7.R5818 Bl 2011[1] |
| Followed By: | Blizzard |
Blackout is a children's picture book written and illustrated by John Rocco, published by Disney Hyperion in 2011.[1] It features a New York City family during an electrical power outage.[2] During the blackout, the lack of distraction by their technological devices leads to a renewal of the family members' connections with each other.
Blackout was a 2012 Caldecott Honor Book, one runner-up for the annual Caldecott Medal.[3] Fox 2000 has optioned it for a live-action feature. In 2013, the book was made into an animated film narrated by Stanley Tucci.