Knock Knock

Knock Knock by Daniel Beaty is a touching story about a boy and his love for his father. The boy shares a game called knock knock that him and his father has created. One day his father is not there to play the game when he wakes up. The boy waits and waits for him to come back but his father never does. The boy decides to write his father letters and leave them in his room in case his father is coming by when he is not there. One day the boy returns from school and there is a letter waiting for him at home. It is from his father and it tells him all the dreams is father has for him in his future.

I loved this book and this is a great story for any young man who does not have a father around. The boy learns that he can still be strong without his father and he can always be a better man. This book can be used in school to teach children that not all families are the same and some children do not have a father at home. Parents can easily use this book both single moms or single dads or both parents. Children can learn that their parents just want the best for them not matter what. The illustrations in this book are creative and fantastic. They really help to tell the story but they can also be used to see more of the story. A teacher could read this book to a class and after have the students create their own illustrations like this book.