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Tad Hills

    Tad Hills' artistic journey began in childhood, driven by an innate desire to create and draw. His distinctive visual style, honed through careful observation and simplification, brings characters to life with essential elements that convey a wide range of emotions. Hills deeply explores themes of friendship, fairness, and how children navigate their relationships, often creating narratives that serve as springboards for parent-child conversations. While the writing process can be challenging, he finds immense joy when characters speak to him, and his illustrations are a testament to his dedication to refining form and expression. His work is inspired by everyday experiences and observations, capturing the nuances of childhood interaction.

    Duck & Goose, Find a Pumpkin
    Duck & Goose
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    Duck & Goose, Find a Pumpkin (Oversized Board Book)
    How Rocket Learned to Read
    Rocket Writes a Story
    • 2022

      Kids are learning to read with Rocket! The beloved puppy from Tad Hills's New York Times bestselling picture books returns in an easy-to-read book that proves every egg has a nest. Rocket and his friend Bella find an egg! The birds in the meadow don't know whose it is. The egg is too small, too colorless, or too round to be theirs! Will the friends return the egg to its nest? With its simple words, lots of repetition, and bright, colorful illustrations, young readers will love this Step 1 leveled reader about Rocket, which they can ready all by themselves!Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words. Rhymes and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story. Perfect for early readers of Rocket the Brave and Drop it, Rocket! and children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading

      Rocket Finds an Egg
    • 2022

      Rocket's Secret Valentine

      • 22 pages
      • 1 hour of reading
      3.4(38)Add rating

      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.

      Rocket's Secret Valentine
    • 2021

      Rocket, the star of Tad Hills's New York Times-bestselling picture books, meets some new puppy friends in this brand-new, original board book!Rocket and his friends, Bella and Owl, go to the farm and meet five puppies. Clover is brown, Snowball is white with a pink nose, Winnie is black, Marigold is golden, and Razzy, the smallest, has gray spots.The puppies show Rocket and his friends around the farm and introduce them to various animals, such as a cow, a pig and some chickens. Once they're done meeting the chickens, Rocket notices that Razzy isn't with them. Where can he be? The friends retrace their steps and ask the various animals if they've seen Razzy, but none of them have. Rocket and his friends finally find the missing puppy, curled in a ball, sound asleep on a bale of hay.

      Rocket's Puppy Friends
    • 2021

      Rocket's Leaf Pile

      • 22 pages
      • 1 hour of reading
      3.4(66)Add rating

      Join Rocket, the canine star of Tad Hills's New York Times bestselling picture books, and his friends in this new adventure!Rocket, Bella, and Owl are busy gathering colorful fall leaves until a strong breeze blows the leaves away! The friends decide to set off in search of more, but Bella and Owl are gone for a long time. Then they return with more friends--and a special surprise for Rocket!Perfect for bedtime or classroom reading, this sweet story celebrates friendship and encourages children to be kind.Don't miss these other Rocket Rocket's Christmas Surprise and Rocket's Puppy Friends.

      Rocket's Leaf Pile
    • 2021

      Rocket Has a Sleepover

      • 32 pages
      • 2 hours of reading
      3.7(41)Add rating

      Kids are learning to read with Rocket! Rocket, the beloved puppy from Tad Hills's New York Times bestselling picture books, returns in an easy-to-read book about a sleepless sleepover. Rocket is having fun at a sleepover! But when Owl, Bella, and Fred get ready to catch some Z's, Rocket refuses to go to bed. Can a bedtime story soothe Rocket and help him fall asleep? With its simple words, lots of repetition, and bright, colorful illustrations, young readers will love this Step 1 Step into Reading leveled reader about an unforgettable sleepover, which they can ready all by themselves! Want more easy-to-read fun with Rocket? Don't miss Rocket Loves Hide-and-Seek!

      Rocket Has a Sleepover
    • 2020

      Rocket's Christmas Surprise

      • 22 pages
      • 1 hour of reading

      Rocket, the beloved character from Tad Hills's bestselling picture books, embarks on a festive adventure in this original board book. Celebrating Christmas, Rocket enjoys joyful moments with his friends, making it a delightful read for young children. The story captures the warmth of friendship and holiday spirit, perfect for sharing during the festive season.

      Rocket's Christmas Surprise
    • 2020

      Mistletoe

      • 40 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      Celebrate Christmas with Mistletoe, a mouse who makes the perfect gift for her best friend from #1 New York Times bestselling author-illustrator. Mistletoe loves everything about Christmas--the twinkling lights, the cookies for Santa, and, most of all, the gently falling snow. Her best friend, Norwell, is an elephant who likes sitting by the fire and watching the snow from the comfort of his cozy house. On one particularly snowy walk, Mistletoe stops to appreciate the beauty and peace of a snow-covered world. She knows Norwell would love it too... if he weren't so afraid of the cold. Then she has an idea! Mistletoe knits from morning to night--when she's reading, when she's baking, and even in the bath (which isn't easy). By the time Christmas morning arrives, she puts down her knitting needles. Her gift for Norwell is ready--and it is perfect. Full of holiday cheer and filled with the true meaning of Christmas, here is a new story from master picture book creator Tad Hills that introduces two warm and funny characters to love.

      Mistletoe
    • 2020

      Rocket Loves Hide-and-Seek!

      • 32 pages
      • 2 hours of reading
      3.7(49)Add rating

      Kids are learning to read with Rocket! Rocket, the star of Tad Hills's New York Times bestselling picture books, returns in an all-new, easy-to-read book about a game of hide and seek that he just can't seem to win. Don’t miss the animated movie based on the bestselling Rocket books--now airing on PBS! Rocket, Bella, and Owl are playing hide and seek! Game after game, Rocket gets found first, which makes for hurt feelings. Seeing as their friend is down, Bella and Owl come up with a plan to make the game fun again! With its simple words, lots of repetition, and bright, colorful illustrations, young readers will love this Rocket book about solving problems, which they can ready all by themselves! Discover more easy-to-read fun with Rocket and the Perfect Pumpkin!

      Rocket Loves Hide-and-Seek!
    • 2020

      Rocket and the Perfect Pumpkin

      • 32 pages
      • 2 hours of reading
      3.7(78)Add rating

      Kids are learning to read with Rocket! Rocket, the star of Tad Hills's New York Times bestselling picture books, returns in a new Level 1 Step into Reading story, this time about the joy of being kind. Don’t miss the animated movie based on the bestselling Rocket books--now airing on PBS! It's a beautiful day at the pumpkin patch! There, Rocket and Bella find the perfect pumpkin. But as the friends try to take the pumpkin home, it rolls downhill and lands in front of Mr. Barker's doghouse. Can Rocket and Bella get their pumpkin back? With its simple words, lots of repetition, and bright, colorful illustrations, young readers will love this Step 1 Step into Reading leveled reader about being generous, which they can read all by themselves! Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words. Rhymes and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story. Perfect for early readers of Rocket the Brave and Drop it, Rocket! and children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading. Discover more easy-to-read fun with Rocket's Very Fine Day!

      Rocket and the Perfect Pumpkin
    • 2019

      Duck & goose are two good friends who have a lot of adventures together. Now you and you friends can have fun with them when you play this matching game. --back of container

      Duck & Goose Matching Game