Blizzard: A Classic Picture Book Celebrating the First Snowfall of the Winter, by a Caldecott Honoree―Perfect for Holiday Gift Giving! - Hardcover

Rocco, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1423178653 ISBN 13: 9781423178651

Verlag: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2014

Inhaltsangabe

This companion to the Caldecott Honor winning picture book BLACKOUT is the story of how one intrepid boy embarks on an expedition and becomes the hero of his neighborhood.

Blizzard is based on the author's childhood experience during the now infamous Blizzard of 1978, which brought fifty-three inches of snow to his town in Rhode Island. Told with a brief text and dynamic illustrations, the bookopens with a boy’s excitement upon seeing the first snowflake fall outside his classroom window. It ends with the neighborhood’s immense relief upon seeing the first snowplow break through on their street. In between the boy watches his familiar landscape transform into something alien, and readers watch him transform into a hero who puts the needs of others first. 

Caldecott Honoree John Rocco uses an increasing amount of white space in his playful images, which include a gatefold spread of the boy's expedition to the store. This book about the wonder of a winter storm is as delicious as a mug of hot cocoa by the fire on a snowy day.

 

Praise for Blackout

"The plot line, conveyed with just a few sentences, is simple enough, but the dramatic illustrations illuminate the story...Not all young readers will have experienced a blackout, but this engaging snapshot could easily have them wishing for one."
―-Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"The colorful pictures work beautifully with the book’s design. Rocco uses comic-strip panels and a brief text to convey the atmosphere of a lively and almost magical urban landscape. Great bedtime reading for a soft summer night."
―-School Library Journal (starred review)

 

2012 Caldecott Honor Book

New York Times Notable Book

Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year

Publisher's Weekly Best Book of the Year

School Library Journal Best Book of the Year

Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year

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John Rocco (www.roccoart.com) studied illustration at Rhode Island School of Design and The School of Visual Arts. In addition to writing and illustrating his own picture books, including the New York Times best-selling and Caldecott Honor-winning Blackout, he has created all of the cover art for Rick Riordan's best-selling Percy Jackson, Kane Chronicles, and Heroes of Olympus series. He also illustrated Percy Jackson's Greek Gods. Before becoming a full-time children's book creator, he worked as an art director on "Shrek" for Dreamworks, and for Disney Imagineering. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1423178653
• ISBN 13: 9781423178651
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Zeichner: Rocco John
• Anzahl der Seiten: 40
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