Knock Knock: My Dad's Dream for Me
- Mikaela Strahm
- Nov 4, 2019
- 1 min read
By: David Beaty
"Every morning, I play a game with my father.
He goes knock knock on my door
and I pretend to be asleep
till he gets right next to the bed.
And my papa, he tells me, "I love you."
But what happens when, one day, that "knock knock" doesn't come? This powerful and inspiring book shows the love that an absent parent can leave behind, and the strength that children find in themselves as they grow up and follow their dreams."
Awards:
2014 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award
Marion Vannett Ridgway Honor Award
Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Award
CCBC Choices Book of 2014
Art
Can you think of symbols that could represent other ideas and feelings? Use these symbols to create a collage of someone or something that is important to you.
Writing
Write a letter to someone who is important to you and/or who is no longer with you. Imagine what the person would say in response.
The father tells his son to “knock, knock” in different ways. What are ways in which you could “knock, knock” to reach your dreams, help your family, or help your community?
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