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Rocket Writes a Story: Read & Listen Edition
  • Published: 24 July 2012
  • ISBN: 9780375870866
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $39.99

Rocket Writes a Story: Read & Listen Edition

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6 Feb 2018
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24 July 2012
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Rocket, the dog who has been teaching kids to read, returns--and just in time for back-to-school!

Inspire a lifelong love of reading with an irresistible dog named Rocket and his teacher, a little yellow bird in this sequel to the New York Times bestselling picture book, How Rocket Learned to Read.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY School Library Journal • Publishers Weekly

"A perfect choice to inspire new readers and writers." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Rocket loves books and he wants to make his own, but he can't think of a story. Encouraged by the little yellow bird to look closely at the world around him for inspiration, Rocket sets out on a journey. Along the way he discovers small details that he has never noticed before, a timid baby owl who becomes his friend, and an idea for a story.

Tad Hills, the creator of the beloved Duck & Goose series delivers another heartwarming story, filled with fresh, charming art making this a favorite for story time. 

Don’t miss the animated movie based on the bestselling Rocket books--now airing on PBS!
  • Published: 24 July 2012
  • ISBN: 9780375870866
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $39.99
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About the author

Tad Hills

Tad Hills is the #1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of the Rocket and Duck & Goose series, including the New York Times bestselling picture books How Rocket Learned to Read; Rocket Writes a Story; R Is for Rocket; Duck & Goose; Duck, Duck, Goose; Duck & Goose Go to the Beach; and Duck & Goose, Honk! Quack! Boo! He also created various board books in these series, including Rocket’s Mighty Words; Duck & Goose Find a Pumpkin; the ALA-ALSC Notable Children’s Book What’s Up, Duck?: A Book of Opposites; Duck & Goose: Here Comes the Easter Bunny!; and several Step Into Reading titles, including Drop It, Rocket! and Rocket’s 100th Day of School.
 
The Boston Globe declared Hills’s work “charming, funny, simple, and surprising” and dubbed him “a master of the light comic touch.”
 
Tad lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife, two children, and his real-life dog, Rocket, who has not yet learned to read.
 
Visit Tad online at tadhills.com, and follow him on Twitter at @tadhills.
portrait photo of Tad Hills

Also by Tad Hills

Duck & Goose, Goose Needs a Hug
How Rocket Learned to Read
Duck & Goose
Duck, Duck, Goose
Rocket's Secret Valentine
Rocket Finds an Egg
Rocket Has a Sleepover
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Praise for Rocket Writes a Story: Read & Listen Edition

"A perfect choice to inspire new readers and writers." --Kirkus Reviews, Starred

Praise for How Rocket Learned to Read
"[This] picture book all about the joys of reading defies gravity . . . it may persuade tentative kindergarteners that school is worth a try; teachers and librarians will love it." --The Boston Globe