Knock Knock: My Dad's Dream for Me
Winner of a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Medal and the Boston Horn Book Award
A simple, powerful book for children, about an absent father and the love he leaves behind
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.
Target age group 4-7
A simple, powerful book for children, about an absent father and the love he leaves behind
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.
Target age group 4-7
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CategoryJuvenile Fiction
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Age Group6 to 8 yrs
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Grade LevelK-2
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LanguageEnglish
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BindingHardcover
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Theme 1Social, Personal & Family Topics
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Theme 2People & Places
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Detailed (BISAC) Subject/ThemeSelf-Esteem & Self-Reliance
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AwardsCoretta Scott King Award - Winner
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AuthorBeaty, Daniel
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Lexile Level500 AD
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AR Level2.9
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DeweyE
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PublisherLittle Brown and Company
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Publication Date12/17/2013
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Pages40
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Dimensions0.5 H x 11.0 L x 8.7 W
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Case Qty36
