Blackout (picture book)

{{Short description|Book by John Rocco}}

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| name = Blackout

| author = John Rocco

| country = United States

| genre = Children's picture book

| published = May 24, 2011

| publisher = Disney Hyperion

| isbn = 978-1423121909

| image = Blackout_-_John_Rocco.jpg

| caption = Cover of Blackout

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| illustrator = Rocco

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| pages = 40 pp

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| congress = PZ7.R5818 Bl 2011[https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchCode=LCCN&searchArg=2011283938&searchType=1&permalink=y "Blackout"] LC Online Catalog. Library of Congress (lccn.loc.gov). Retrieved August 2, 2017.

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Blackout is a children's picture book written and illustrated by John Rocco, published by Disney Hyperion in 2011. It features a New York City family during an electrical power outage.{{cite web|title=Fox 2000, Chernin Team To Acquire John Rocco's Caldecott-Winning Book 'Blackout'|url=https://deadline.com/2013/02/fox-2000-chernin-team-to-acquire-john-roccos-caldecott-winning-book-blackout-423790/|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=25 October 2013|author=Mike Fleming Jr.|date=6 February 2013}} 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.{{cite web|title=2012 ALSC book and media award winners|url=http://www.ala.org/alsc/2012-alsc-book-and-media-award-winners|publisher=Association for Library Service to Children|accessdate=25 October 2013}} Fox 2000 has optioned it for a live-action feature. In 2013, the book was made into an animated film narrated by Stanley Tucci.