The prose of this picture book was not particularly memorable to me, but the bright, detailed illustrations shine like stars or the silver Caldecott that it now gets to wear on its cover. The message is a good one: A plugged-in family in New York is unplugged when the power goes out in New York City. But the New Yorkers and the family find a partying atmosphere as they remember to connect with one another in a more basic way, apart from their technologies. The power comes back, but the lesson remains, and the family that the story follows will occasionally shut off their lights to connect in the dark as they did during the blackout. I'd have to give this picture book at least 3 1/2 stars.