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    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.
    Duck & Goose, Honk! Quack! Boo!
    Duck & Goose, Honk! Quack! Boo!
    A Halloween Story with Fun Stickers
    Tad Hills
    9798217224760
    $12.99 US
    Hardcover
    Jul 14, 2026
    Random House Studio
    8 x 9
    Rocket's Secret Valentine
    Rocket's Secret Valentine
    Tad Hills
    9780593181331
    $8.99 US
    Board Book
    Dec 13, 2022
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    6 x 6-5/8
    Rocket Finds an Egg
    Rocket Finds an Egg
    Tad Hills
    9780593181263
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jan 11, 2022
    Step into Reading
    6 x 9
    Rocket Has a Sleepover
    Rocket Has a Sleepover
    Tad Hills
    9780593181225
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 13, 2021
    Step into Reading
    6 x 9
    ¡Suéltala, Rocket! (Drop It, Rocket! Spanish Edition)
    ¡Suéltala, Rocket! (Drop It, Rocket! Spanish Edition)
    Tad Hills
    9780593178003
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 06, 2021
    Step into Reading
    6 x 9
    1st Grade Reading Success Boxed Set
    1st Grade Reading Success Boxed Set
    Best Friends, Duck & Cat's Rainy Day, Big Shark, Little Shark, Drop It, Rocket! The Amazing Planet Earth
    Margery Cuyler , Carin Bramsen , Anna Membrino , Tad Hills
    9780593425480
    $28.95 US
    Boxed Set
    Dec 01, 2020
    Step into Reading
    6 x 9
    Rocket Loves Hide-and-Seek!
    Rocket Loves Hide-and-Seek!
    Tad Hills
    9780593177891
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Nov 10, 2020
    Step into Reading
    6 x 9
    Mistletoe
    Mistletoe
    A Christmas Story
    Tad Hills
    9780593174425
    $17.99 US
    Hardcover
    Sep 29, 2020
    Schwartz & Wade
    10 x 11
    Rocket and the Perfect Pumpkin
    Rocket and the Perfect Pumpkin
    Tad Hills
    9780593177884
    $12.99 US
    Hardcover
    Jul 14, 2020
    Random House Studio
    6 x 9
    Rocket's Very Fine Day
    Rocket's Very Fine Day
    Tad Hills
    9780525644941
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 02, 2019
    Step into Reading
    6 x 9
    Duck & Goose, A Gift for Goose
    Duck & Goose, A Gift for Goose
    Tad Hills
    9780525644903
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jan 08, 2019
    Step into Reading
    6 x 9
    Rocket the Brave!
    Rocket the Brave!
    Tad Hills
    9781524773472
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 31, 2018
    Step into Reading
    6 x 9
    Duck, Duck, Goose
    Duck, Duck, Goose
    Tad Hills , Tad Hills
    9781524766153
    $8.99 US
    Board Book
    Jan 02, 2018
    Random House Studio
    6-3/4 x 7-1/2
    Duck & Goose, Honk! Quack! Boo!
    Duck & Goose, Honk! Quack! Boo!
    A Picture Book for Kids and Toddlers
    Tad Hills
    9781524701758
    $18.99 US
    Hardcover
    Aug 22, 2017
    Random House Studio
    9 x 10
    Duck & Goose
    Duck & Goose
    Tad Hills , Tad Hills
    9780399557460
    $8.99 US
    Board Book
    Jan 03, 2017
    Random House Studio
    6-3/4 x 7-1/2
    Duck & Goose, Let's Dance! (with an original song)
    Duck & Goose, Let's Dance! (with an original song)
    Tad Hills , Tad Hills
    9780385372459
    $8.99 US
    Board Book
    Jan 05, 2016
    Random House Studio
    6-3/4 x 7-1/2
    R Is for Rocket: An ABC Book
    R Is for Rocket: An ABC Book
    Tad Hills , Tad Hills
    9780553522280
    $17.99 US
    Hardcover
    Jul 07, 2015
    Schwartz & Wade
    9-1/2 x 10-1/2
    Duck & Goose Colors
    Duck & Goose Colors
    Tad Hills , Tad Hills
    9780553508062
    $8.99 US
    Board Book
    Jan 06, 2015
    Random House Studio
    6 x 6-5/8
    Rocket's 100th Day of School (Step Into Reading, Step 1)
    Rocket's 100th Day of School (Step Into Reading, Step 1)
    Tad Hills , Tad Hills
    9780385390972
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Dec 23, 2014
    Step into Reading
    6 x 9
    Drop It, Rocket!
    Drop It, Rocket!
    Tad Hills , Tad Hills
    9780385372541
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 08, 2014
    Step into Reading
    6 x 9
    Duck & Goose Go to the Beach
    Duck & Goose Go to the Beach
    Tad Hills , Tad Hills
    9780385372350
    $18.99 US
    Hardcover
    Apr 08, 2014
    Random House Studio
    9 x 10
    Rocket's Mighty Words
    Rocket's Mighty Words
    Tad Hills , Tad Hills
    9780385372343
    Ebook
    Jul 09, 2013
    Schwartz & Wade
    Duck & Goose, Goose Needs a Hug
    Duck & Goose, Goose Needs a Hug
    Tad Hills , Tad Hills
    9780307982933
    $8.99 US
    Board Book
    Dec 26, 2012
    Random House Studio
    6 x 6-5/8
    Rocket Writes a Story
    Rocket Writes a Story
    Tad Hills , Tad Hills
    9780375870866
    $18.99 US
    Hardcover
    Jul 24, 2012
    Random House Studio
    9-1/2 x 10-1/2
    Duck & Goose, Here Comes the Easter Bunny!
    Duck & Goose, Here Comes the Easter Bunny!
    An Easter Book for Kids and Toddlers
    Tad Hills , Tad Hills
    9780375872808
    $8.99 US
    Board Book
    Jan 24, 2012
    Random House Studio
    6 x 6-5/8
    Duck & Goose, It's Time for Christmas!
    Duck & Goose, It's Time for Christmas!
    Tad Hills , Tad Hills
    9780375864841
    $8.99 US
    Board Book
    Sep 14, 2010
    Random House Studio
    6 x 6-5/8
    How Rocket Learned to Read
    How Rocket Learned to Read
    Tad Hills , Tad Hills
    9780375858994
    $18.99 US
    Hardcover
    Jul 27, 2010
    Random House Studio
    9-1/2 x 10-1/2
    Waking Up Wendell
    Waking Up Wendell
    April Stevens , Tad Hills
    9780375989247
    Ebook
    Jul 27, 2010
    Schwartz & Wade
    Duck & Goose, Find a Pumpkin
    Duck & Goose, Find a Pumpkin
    A Board Book for Kids and Toddlers
    Tad Hills , Tad Hills
    9780375858130
    $8.99 US
    Board Book
    Jul 28, 2009
    Random House Studio
    6 x 6-5/8
    Duck & Goose, How Are You Feeling?
    Duck & Goose, How Are You Feeling?
    Tad Hills , Tad Hills
    9780375846298
    $7.99 US
    Board Book
    Jan 13, 2009
    Random House Studio
    6 x 6-5/8
    Duck & Goose, 1, 2, 3
    Duck & Goose, 1, 2, 3
    Tad Hills , Tad Hills
    9780375856211
    $8.99 US
    Board Book
    Aug 12, 2008
    Random House Studio
    6 x 6-5/8
    What's Up, Duck?
    What's Up, Duck?
    A Book of Opposites
    Tad Hills , Tad Hills
    9780375847387
    $8.99 US
    Board Book
    Jan 08, 2008
    Random House Studio
    6 x 6-5/8
    Duck & Goose
    Duck & Goose
    Tad Hills , Tad Hills
    9780375836114
    $18.99 US
    Hardcover
    Jan 24, 2006
    Random House Studio
    9 x 10

    Books

    Duck & Goose, Honk! Quack! Boo!
    Duck & Goose, Honk! Quack! Boo!
    A Halloween Story with Fun Stickers
    Tad Hills
    9798217224760
    $12.99 US
    Hardcover
    Jul 14, 2026
    Random House Studio
    8 x 9
    Rocket's Secret Valentine
    Rocket's Secret Valentine
    Tad Hills
    9780593181331
    $8.99 US
    Board Book
    Dec 13, 2022
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    6 x 6-5/8
    Rocket Finds an Egg
    Rocket Finds an Egg
    Tad Hills
    9780593181263
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jan 11, 2022
    Step into Reading
    6 x 9
    Rocket Has a Sleepover
    Rocket Has a Sleepover
    Tad Hills
    9780593181225
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 13, 2021
    Step into Reading
    6 x 9
    ¡Suéltala, Rocket! (Drop It, Rocket! Spanish Edition)
    ¡Suéltala, Rocket! (Drop It, Rocket! Spanish Edition)
    Tad Hills
    9780593178003
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 06, 2021
    Step into Reading
    6 x 9
    1st Grade Reading Success Boxed Set
    1st Grade Reading Success Boxed Set
    Best Friends, Duck & Cat's Rainy Day, Big Shark, Little Shark, Drop It, Rocket! The Amazing Planet Earth
    Margery Cuyler, Carin Bramsen, Anna Membrino, Tad Hills
    9780593425480
    $28.95 US
    Boxed Set
    Dec 01, 2020
    Step into Reading
    6 x 9
    Rocket Loves Hide-and-Seek!
    Rocket Loves Hide-and-Seek!
    Tad Hills
    9780593177891
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Nov 10, 2020
    Step into Reading
    6 x 9
    Mistletoe
    Mistletoe
    A Christmas Story
    Tad Hills
    9780593174425
    $17.99 US
    Hardcover
    Sep 29, 2020
    Schwartz & Wade
    10 x 11
    Rocket and the Perfect Pumpkin
    Rocket and the Perfect Pumpkin
    Tad Hills
    9780593177884
    $12.99 US
    Hardcover
    Jul 14, 2020
    Random House Studio
    6 x 9
    Rocket's Very Fine Day
    Rocket's Very Fine Day
    Tad Hills
    9780525644941
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 02, 2019
    Step into Reading
    6 x 9
    Duck & Goose, A Gift for Goose
    Duck & Goose, A Gift for Goose
    Tad Hills
    9780525644903
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jan 08, 2019
    Step into Reading
    6 x 9
    Rocket the Brave!
    Rocket the Brave!
    Tad Hills
    9781524773472
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 31, 2018
    Step into Reading
    6 x 9
    Duck, Duck, Goose
    Duck, Duck, Goose
    Tad Hills, Tad Hills
    9781524766153
    $8.99 US
    Board Book
    Jan 02, 2018
    Random House Studio
    6-3/4 x 7-1/2
    Duck & Goose, Honk! Quack! Boo!
    Duck & Goose, Honk! Quack! Boo!
    A Picture Book for Kids and Toddlers
    Tad Hills
    9781524701758
    $18.99 US
    Hardcover
    Aug 22, 2017
    Random House Studio
    9 x 10
    Duck & Goose
    Duck & Goose
    Tad Hills, Tad Hills
    9780399557460
    $8.99 US
    Board Book
    Jan 03, 2017
    Random House Studio
    6-3/4 x 7-1/2
    Duck & Goose, Let's Dance! (with an original song)
    Duck & Goose, Let's Dance! (with an original song)
    Tad Hills, Tad Hills
    9780385372459
    $8.99 US
    Board Book
    Jan 05, 2016
    Random House Studio
    6-3/4 x 7-1/2
    R Is for Rocket: An ABC Book
    R Is for Rocket: An ABC Book
    Tad Hills, Tad Hills
    9780553522280
    $17.99 US
    Hardcover
    Jul 07, 2015
    Schwartz & Wade
    9-1/2 x 10-1/2
    Duck & Goose Colors
    Duck & Goose Colors
    Tad Hills, Tad Hills
    9780553508062
    $8.99 US
    Board Book
    Jan 06, 2015
    Random House Studio
    6 x 6-5/8
    Rocket's 100th Day of School (Step Into Reading, Step 1)
    Rocket's 100th Day of School (Step Into Reading, Step 1)
    Tad Hills, Tad Hills
    9780385390972
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Dec 23, 2014
    Step into Reading
    6 x 9
    Drop It, Rocket!
    Drop It, Rocket!
    Tad Hills, Tad Hills
    9780385372541
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 08, 2014
    Step into Reading
    6 x 9
    Duck & Goose Go to the Beach
    Duck & Goose Go to the Beach
    Tad Hills, Tad Hills
    9780385372350
    $18.99 US
    Hardcover
    Apr 08, 2014
    Random House Studio
    9 x 10
    Rocket's Mighty Words
    Rocket's Mighty Words
    Tad Hills, Tad Hills
    9780385372343
    $7.99 US
    Ebook
    Jul 09, 2013
    Schwartz & Wade
    Duck & Goose, Goose Needs a Hug
    Duck & Goose, Goose Needs a Hug
    Tad Hills, Tad Hills
    9780307982933
    $8.99 US
    Board Book
    Dec 26, 2012
    Random House Studio
    6 x 6-5/8
    Rocket Writes a Story
    Rocket Writes a Story
    Tad Hills, Tad Hills
    9780375870866
    $18.99 US
    Hardcover
    Jul 24, 2012
    Random House Studio
    9-1/2 x 10-1/2
    Duck & Goose, Here Comes the Easter Bunny!
    Duck & Goose, Here Comes the Easter Bunny!
    An Easter Book for Kids and Toddlers
    Tad Hills, Tad Hills
    9780375872808
    $8.99 US
    Board Book
    Jan 24, 2012
    Random House Studio
    6 x 6-5/8
    Duck & Goose, It's Time for Christmas!
    Duck & Goose, It's Time for Christmas!
    Tad Hills, Tad Hills
    9780375864841
    $8.99 US
    Board Book
    Sep 14, 2010
    Random House Studio
    6 x 6-5/8
    How Rocket Learned to Read
    How Rocket Learned to Read
    Tad Hills, Tad Hills
    9780375858994
    $18.99 US
    Hardcover
    Jul 27, 2010
    Random House Studio
    9-1/2 x 10-1/2
    Waking Up Wendell
    Waking Up Wendell
    April Stevens, Tad Hills
    9780375989247
    $5.99 US
    Ebook
    Jul 27, 2010
    Schwartz & Wade
    Duck & Goose, Find a Pumpkin
    Duck & Goose, Find a Pumpkin
    A Board Book for Kids and Toddlers
    Tad Hills, Tad Hills
    9780375858130
    $8.99 US
    Board Book
    Jul 28, 2009
    Random House Studio
    6 x 6-5/8
    Duck & Goose, How Are You Feeling?
    Duck & Goose, How Are You Feeling?
    Tad Hills, Tad Hills
    9780375846298
    $7.99 US
    Board Book
    Jan 13, 2009
    Random House Studio
    6 x 6-5/8
    Duck & Goose, 1, 2, 3
    Duck & Goose, 1, 2, 3
    Tad Hills, Tad Hills
    9780375856211
    $8.99 US
    Board Book
    Aug 12, 2008
    Random House Studio
    6 x 6-5/8
    What's Up, Duck?
    What's Up, Duck?
    A Book of Opposites
    Tad Hills, Tad Hills
    9780375847387
    $8.99 US
    Board Book
    Jan 08, 2008
    Random House Studio
    6 x 6-5/8
    Duck & Goose
    Duck & Goose
    Tad Hills, Tad Hills
    9780375836114
    $18.99 US
    Hardcover
    Jan 24, 2006
    Random House Studio
    9 x 10

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