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 Rocketโs Mighty Words; Duck & Goose Find a Pumpkin; the ALA-ALSC Notable Childrenโs Book Whatโs Up, Duck?: A Book of Opposites; Duck & Goose: Here Comes the Easter Bunny!; and several Step Into Reading titles, including Drop It, Rocket! and Rocketโs 100th Day of School.
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The Boston Globe declared Hillsโs work โcharming, funny, simple, and surprisingโ and dubbed him โa master of the light comic touch.โ
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Tad lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife, two children, and his real-life dog, Rocket, who has not yet learned to read.
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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, heย 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.ย In addition, he can frequently be found touring the country with his singing and songwriting act.