How Rocket Learned to Read

Learn to read with this New 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, the New York Times bestselling author/illustrator of Duck & Goose, will make this a favorite.

And don't miss the instant #1 New York Times Bestseller, Rocket Writes a Story.

Prizes: Winner of Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best books 2010 and Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices 2011 and IRA Teachers' Choices 2011 and Irma Simonton Black Award and New York Times Bestseller 2010 and Parents' Choice Silver Honor Book 2010 and Publishers Weekly Bestsellers 2010. Short-listed for Bank Street Child Study Children's Book Award and CBC Awards & Honors and IRA Children's Choices and Virginia Young Readers Program Award. Nominated for Bank Street Child Study Children's Book Award and IRA Children's Choices and Irma Simonton Black Award and Nebraska Golden Sower Award and South Carolina Children's Book Award and Virginia Young Readers Program Award.