How Rocket Learned to Read [Hardcover]

Learn to read with thisNew York Times-bestselling picture book, starring an irresistible dog named Rocket and his teacher, a little yellow bird. Follow along as Rocket masters the alphabet, sounds out words, and finally . . . learns to read all on his own!

With a story that makes reading fun—and will even help listeners learn to read—this book is ideal for kindergarten classrooms and story hour or as a gift for that beginning reader. Fresh, charming art by Tad Hills, theNew York Timesbestselling author/illustrator ofDuck & Goose,will make this a favorite.

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A 2010 Parents’ Choice Silver Award

An Autumn 2010 Children’s Indie Next Pick


Review, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, September 12, 2010:
A perfect picture book for kids 3-7.

Review, THE BOSTON GLOBE, October 3, 2010:
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, June 15, 2010:
Hills’s gentle, sweet tale is a paean to the joy of reading and the teachers that inspire it.

Review, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, June 14, 2010:
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, July 2010:
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