Daniel Beaty is an award-winning writer, performer, educator, and empowerment expert. His works have been shared throughout the United States, Europe, and Africa in the area's of children's and adult literature, music, theater, film, and television. He has performed at The White House and has graced the stage of The Kennedy Center, as well as HBO and BET. His website is danielbeaty.com.
Bryan Collier has illustrated more than twenty-five picture books, including the award-winning Dave the Potter and Fifty Cents and a Dream, and has received numerous awards, including three Caldecott Honors and four Coretta Scott King Awards. He lives with his wife and children in Marlboro, New York. His website is bryancollier.com.
*"By sharing his experience, explained in an afterword, Beaty lends
his voice to children struggling with the absence of a parent and
the grief that goes with it."--Publishers Weekly (starred
review)
"A poignant [and] heart-wrenching tale of love, loss, and
hope."--School Library Journal
"Bryan Collier's richly textured illustrations and the lyricism of
Beaty's text-with its echoes of spoken-word poetry-make this story
of bereavement also a story of possibility and beauty."--The New
York Times Sunday Book Review
"Challenging but ultimately uplifting, Knock Knock is a thoughtful
meditation on grappling with the sometimes uneasy legacy passed
down to us by our parents."--The Huffington Post
"The desire for guidance encountering life's experiences is told
from a small child's point of view with candor, as well as
hope...."--Booklist
"The intimate nature of the text and the detailed visual
environment are more suited for close sharing than a storytime, but
the book's versatility suggests that it will see extended
use."--The Bulletin
"The text, powerful and spare, is well supported by Collier's
watercolor and collage art...there is a lot going on in the mind of
any child who has been denied a parent, for whatever reason. In
this book they will find comfort and inspiration."--The Horn
Book
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award WinnerALSC Notable Children's
BookBoston Globe-Horn Book Awards Picture Book HonorNotable
Children's Book in the English Language ArtsChildren's Book
Committee at Bank Street College Best Books of the YearA Huffington
Post Best Picture Book of the Year
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