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  • Published: 13 February 2023
  • ISBN: 9780593181331
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Board Book
  • Pages: 22
  • RRP: $17.99

Rocket's Secret Valentine




Celebrate Valentine's Day with Rocket, the canine star of Tad Hills's New York Times bestselling picture books, in this new adventure!

Celebrate Valentine's Day with Rocket, the canine star of Tad Hills's New York Times bestselling picture books, in this new adventure!

Someone is leaving friendly notes for Rocket. . . . It must be a secret valentine! But who could it be?

Join Rocket, Bella, and Owl as they look for clues, follow the notes, and try to solve the mystery! Each "note" contains a rhyming stanza with the last word missing, inviting readers to join in the fun, guess the answer, and help Rocket get one step closer to finding his secret valentine.

  • Published: 13 February 2023
  • ISBN: 9780593181331
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Board Book
  • Pages: 22
  • RRP: $17.99

About the author

Tad Hills

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!

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Praise for Rocket's Secret Valentine

Praise for the Rocket series

"Defies gravity. Rocket is lovable." --The Boston Globe
"Empower[s] young children to engage their fertile imaginations." --The New York Times
* "A perfect choice to inspire new readers and writers." --Kirkus Reviews, Starred

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