Tad Hills is the author and illustrator of the New York Times bestselling picture books Duck & Goose and Duck, Duck, Goose. He has created four board books featuring the same characters: What's Up, Duck?, an ALA Notable Book; Duck and Goose, 1, 2, 3; Duck & Goose, How Are You Feeling?; and Duck and Goose Find a Pumpkin. He is also the illustrator of Waking Up Wendell, by April Stevens; My Fuzzy Friends; and Knock, Knock, Who's There? Tad Hills lives in Brooklyn with his wife, their two children, and a dog named Rocket who has not (yet) learned how to read!
A New York Times bestseller
A 2010 Parents’ Choice Silver Award
An Autumn 2010 Children’s Indie Next Pick
Review, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES:
"A perfect picture book for kids 3-7."
Review, THE BOSTON GLOBE:
"A picture book all about the joys of reading could easily turn
preachy and dull. But “How Rocket Learned to Read’’ defies gravity.
Rocket is lovable, the little feathered teacher adorable. Hills
tells his sprightly story as needed, not one word more or less. His
pictures flow with soft color and movement. Hills makes this a
story of friendship. It may persuade tentative kindergarteners that
school is worth a try; teachers and librarians will love it."
Review, KIRKUS REVIEWS:
"Hills’s gentle, sweet tale is a paean to the joy of reading and
the teachers that inspire it."
Review, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY:
"With characters as memorable as those in Hills’s Duck and Goose
series, this good-natured story shows readers how Rocket, a spotted
puppy, becomes a beginning reader, thanks to a little yellow
bird."
Review, SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL:
"Youngsters will find this addition to Hills’s cast of adorable
animal characters simply irresistible."
A New York Times bestseller
A 2010 Parents' Choice Silver Award
An Autumn 2010 Children's Indie Next Pick
Review, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES:
"A perfect picture book for kids 3-7."
Review, THE BOSTON GLOBE:
"A picture book all about the
joys of reading could easily turn preachy and dull. But "How Rocket
Learned to Read'' defies gravity. Rocket is lovable, the little
feathered teacher adorable. Hills tells his sprightly story as
needed, not one word more or less. His pictures flow with soft
color and movement. Hills makes this a story of friendship. It may
persuade tentative kindergarteners that school is worth a try;
teachers and librarians will love it."
Review, KIRKUS REVIEWS:
"Hills's gentle, sweet tale is a paean to the joy of reading and
the teachers that inspire it."
Review, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY:
"With characters as memorable
as those in Hills's Duck and Goose series, this good-natured story
shows readers how Rocket, a spotted puppy, becomes a beginning
reader, thanks to a little yellow bird."
Review, SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL:
"Youngsters will find
this addition to Hills's cast of adorable animal characters simply
irresistible."
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