When Charlie McButton Lost Power Review

Manufacturer: Puffin
Author(s): Suzanne Collins

ISBN: 0142408573 EAN: 9780142408575
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 32
Reading Level: Ages 4-8

Average Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

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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. Charlie 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 sister to have a meltdown of her own? Or will he snap out of his computer craze long enough to realize his sister might be fun, even if she doesn’t come with batteries? Collins and Lester team up for a hilarious and timely tale that will crack up young computer addicts and those who love them!

User Submitted When Charlie McButton Lost Power Reviews

November 18, 2008
BEST BUY!
I purchased this book for my 7 year old son for Christmas. It was a huge hit. I have four boys from 6-13 and we all loved it. It's a hilarious, sweet book. I'm so glad I found it!

July 4, 2008
Fun Book
Great read for kids, you can make a correlation between kids playing video games today and making their own fun like we did way back when

October 22, 2007
McMommy
I love this book and so do my children, I would love to find more from this author, Your child will love it too. Buy it you'll be glad you did.

D Bradley

July 11, 2007
A Rhythmic, Fun Read!
I read this book with a class of kindergarten-aged children. They repeatedly ask to read and re-read Charlie McButton, and enjoy it every time. The rhythmic quality of the book makes it fun to read and easy for the children to remember what is going to happen next. The children relate amazingly well to Charlie McButton and both his dilemma (the power went out and he can't play video games) and the way that Charlie interacts with his little sister (first with disdain, then with a cute and playful understanding).

March 21, 2007
When Charlie McButton Lost Power
I read When Charlie McButton Lost Power by Suzanne Collins. I would recommend this book because in the book Charlie lost power and he went crazy. It was very funny. In the book I read "He looked left ,he looked right, his heart filled with dread. The TV, lights, and his clock were all dead." This helped convince me that it was a good book.

March 21, 2007
When Charlie McButton Lost Power
I read When Charlie McButton Lost Power by Suzanne Collins. I liked the book and would recommend this book because when a storm came in the power went out and Charlie was left in the dark. In the book I read that Charlie McButton loved video games so much that when the storm came and the power went out . He could not play video games anymore. This helped convince me that it was a good book .

June 14, 2005
Refreshingly original and moving!
Charlie loves computer games so much, he never plays with anything else - so when the power goes out, he's really in the dark. His desperate search for batteries involves his sister's toys and some nasty behavior before he settles down to realize what's truly important in his life. Deftly written by Suzanne Collins and nicely illustrated by Mike Lester, When Charlie McButton Lost Power is refreshingly original and moving!

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