The Day the Screens Stood Still

This hilarious picture book cleverly tackles the universal challenge of balancing screen time and family time for today's device-obsessed kids (and the thumb-scrolling grown-ups who love them).

Sammy loves his screen. For Sammy, nothing is more fun than streaming cat videos, playing online games, and taking oh-so-fabulous selfies. But when all of the screens in Sammy's house suddenly freeze, his entire family FREAKS OUT! Especially when they realize it's only happening to them! Who has it in for Sammy's family? And how will they ever survive without their screens?

With delightful illustrations and a surprise ending you won't see coming, bestselling middle grade author R.L. Ullman's debut picture book humorously encourages us to unplug every once in a while and enjoy life together offline. Perfect for readers young and old, The Day the Screens Stood Still is a modern, relatable story families will love reading again and again.

Praise from Readers' Favorite Book Awards:

*5-stars "A great children's book. Ullman reminds us we can indeed survive without our screens."

*5-stars "There is a clear and important message in this story that there can be a healthy, happy balance between screen time and real life."

*5-stars "Perfect for young readers or middle-grade children. There's humor for everyone and plenty of talking points about what you'd do if your screens froze and couldn't be fixed."

*5-stars "The drawings are superbly eye-catching, but the best part is the message that the unexpected turns in life can bring new things."

*5-stars "A splendid picture book all kids should read-and parents too."