KNOCK KNOCK: My Dad’s Dream for Me
January 9th, 2014 by jules
“I feel books in general—and children’s books, in particular—should not only reflect a child’s experience, but also open other children to new worlds and perspectives. I believe we will ultimately create a more loving and humane world when we continue to expose our children at an early age to the experiences of others that may be different from them, while at the same time affirming those children who are experiencing difficult childhoods.”
Hear, hear.
Over at Kirkus this morning, I chat with actor, singer and writer Daniel Beaty about KNOCK KNOCK: My Dad’s Dream for Me (Little, Brown), illustrated by Bryan Collier and released at the tail end of last year.
That is here.
Next week here at 7-Imp, I’ll have some of Bryan’s art from the book.
Until tomorrow …
Photo of Mr. Beaty used with permission of Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
Daniel has a nice philosophy 🙂 Beautiful portrait, too, with the rocks behind him. So nice 🙂