How Rocket Learned to Read, Tad Hills
How Rocket Learned to Read, Tad Hills
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How Rocket Learned to Read

Author: Tad Hills

Series: Rocket

Narrator: Kirby Heyborne

Unabridged: 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/30/2024

Synopsis

Children will love learning to read with this New York Times-bestselling picture book—adapted for audio—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!

Don’t miss the animated movie based on the bestselling Rocket books--coming soon to PBS!

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.

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

Discover the next book in the series-- the instant #1 New York Times Bestseller, Rocket Writes a Story.

About The Author

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.Kirby Heyborne is an American musician and actor. After graduating from the University of Utah with a degree in economics, he received critical acclaim for his starring role in the award-winning World War II drama Saints and Soldiers. He has starred in many feature films and national commercials, and has appeared on Everwood and Free Ride. He is well known for his narration and voice work on several audiobooks. In addition, he can frequently be found touring the country with his singing and songwriting act.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lisa on February 23, 2011

I was smiling throughout this adorable book because the illustrations, particularly of Rocket the dog, are so expressive. Rocket’s facial expressions are a hoot; they are so cute. If the story is read to kids who love books and/or are eager to learn to read, I think this is a fabulous book. (If the b......more

Goodreads review by Abigail on October 13, 2019

Tad Hills, creator of the popular Duck & Goose picture-books, delivers an adorable tale of a puppy who discovers the power of words in How Rocket Learned to Read. Exhausted, after a busy morning spent chasing leaves, all Rocket wanted to do was take a nap. Instead, he found himself being hailed......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on September 23, 2020

so adorable!......more

Goodreads review by Dr. T Loves Books on June 04, 2017

Author: Tad Hills Illustrator: Tad Hills Title: How Rocket Learned to Read Publisher: Schwartz & Wade Books Date: 2010 Age range of intended reader as stated by book or publisher’s website: 3-7 Age range as you see it if that differs from what the book claims: Same; could also be useful with slightly olde......more

Goodreads review by Sierra on September 02, 2012

From the cover of this book to the very last page the illustrations are adorable, super kid-friendly and vivid in color use! I thought the meaning and message behind the plot was cute! Rocket is cute dog who has a little yellow bird as his teacher. I love the way this story approached education and......more

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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."

Awards

  • Bank Street Child Study Children's Book Award
  • CBC Awards & Honors
  • Chicago Public Library’s Best of the Best books
  • Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices
  • IRA Children's Choices
  • IRA Teachers' Choices
  • Irma Simonton Black Award
  • Nebraska Golden Sower Award
  • New York Times Bestseller
  • Parents' Choice Silver Honor Book
  • Publishers Weekly Bestsellers
  • South Carolina Children's Book Award
  • Virginia Young Readers Program Award
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