Knock Knock: My Dad's Dream for Me
by Daniel Beaty and Bryan Collier
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- Grade
- PK-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2013
Word Count 430
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 500L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 163083, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Fathers and sons--Fiction
- Fathers and sons
- Juvenile Fiction | Boys & Men
- Separation (Psychology)
- African Americans--Fiction
- African Americans
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Parents
- Separation (Psychology)--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Black History 2014
- African American Experience
- Just Mercy Companions
Our Original Resources 8

Meet-the-Author Movie with Bryan Collier
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Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Bryan Collier about Knock Knock
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Bryan Collier
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In-depth Written Interview with Bryan Collier
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Guide from Coretta Scott King Book Awards
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Awards & Distinctions 9

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2023
Illustrator Winner, 2014

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
City Selection, 2014

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2014

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2023
Selection, 2014

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2014
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