![]() ![]() In this title that was first introduced as a customizable, personalized print-on-demand product, Rox has a superpower. ![]() Girl power abounds in this book about coding that introduces young readers to the world of programming while offering them hands-on activities via a companion app. Not all young readers will have experienced a blackout, but this engaging snapshot could easily have them wishing for one. Brilliantly designed, with comic bits such as a portrait of Edison on a wall and the cat running from a hand shadow of a dog. Page composition effectively intermingles boxed pages and panels with double-page spreads, generating action. ![]() Beginning with the intriguing cover-the silhouetted family on their rooftop under a vast, dark-blue sky dotted with Starry Night–type swirls, black is used as both a backdrop and a highlighter. The plot line, conveyed with just a few sentences, is simple enough, but the dramatic illustrations illuminate the story. When the lights come back on, everything returns to normal, except for this family, which continues to enjoy the dark. When it gets “too hot and sticky” inside their apartment (no fans or AC tonight), one busy family (mom, dad, two girls and a black cat) heads to the rooftop of their building, where they find light via stars and a block party “in the sky.” Other parties are happening down on the street, too. ![]() “It started out as a normal summer night”-until the lights go out, citywide. ![]()
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