Rocket's Leaf Pile

Description

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 adventures- Rocket's Christmas Surprise and Rocket's Puppy Friends.

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.