An electifying picture book from the author of The Hunger Games.
Charlie McButton likes computer games so much, he never plays with anything else. When a thunderstorm knocks out the electricity, his tech empire comes tumbling down, and his whole world loses power.
He needs batteries--FAST. But the only triple A's he can find are in his little sister's talking doll. Will he resort to desperate measures and cause his little sister to have a meltdown of her own? Or will be snap out of his computer craze long enough to realize he can have fun with her, even without batteries?
Suzanne Collins, author of the bestselling Hunger Games trilogy, and award-winning illustrator Mike Lester team up for a hilarious and timely tale that will crack up young computer addicts and those who love them."

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award. It was recognised by the Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award. It also was recognised in the Picture Book category by the North Carolina Children's Book Award.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2005 by Penguin Putnam Inc .

Suzanne Collins lives in New York City with her family. She has had a successful and prolific career writing for children's television. Gregor and the Rats of Underland is her first book for children.