R Is for Rocket: An ABC Book
Part of the Rocket Series

R Is for Rocket: An ABC Book

Hardcover

Grades Preschool – 2
Ages 3–7

Learn the ABCs with Rocket, the dog who inspires kids to read and write! This irresistible alphabet book from the creator of the New York Times bestsellers How Rocket Learned to Read and Rocket Writes a Story is sure to appeal to kids, parents, teachers, and librarians.

Don’t miss the animated movie based on the bestselling Rocket books—now airing on PBS!


 
From finding acorns, to balancing on a ball, to offering a cookie and a crayon to a crow, readers will love exploring the wonderful world of Rocket and his friends. The whole cast is featured, among them the little yellow bird, the owl, Bella the squirrel, and more. Even Goose from the beloved and bestselling Duck & Goose books makes a cameo appearance! With charming and delightful scenes for every letter, here’s an ode to the wondrous, mighty, gorgeous alphabet.

Take off the dust jacket to find a fun alphabet poster printed on the inside!

ISBN 9798217515493 (Audiobook Download)
Published on Sep 15, 2026
Published by Listening Library
Age Range 3-7 years
Grade Preschool - 2
Reading Level Lexile: AD490L | Fountas/Pinnell: L

ISBN 9780553522280 (Hardcover)
Published on Jul 7, 2015
Published by Schwartz & Wade
Pages 32
Dimensions 9-1/2 x 10-1/2
Age Range 3-7 years
Grade Preschool - 2
Reading Level Lexile: AD490L | Fountas/Pinnell: L

ISBN 9780553522303 (Ebook)
Published on Jul 7, 2015
Published by Schwartz & Wade
Pages 40
Age Range 3-7 years
Grade Preschool - 2
Reading Level Lexile: AD490L | Fountas/Pinnell: L

ISBN 9781101935569 (Enhanced Ebook)
Published on Jul 7, 2015
Published by Schwartz & Wade
Pages 40
Age Range 3-7 years
Grade Preschool - 2
Reading Level Lexile: AD490L | Fountas/Pinnell: L

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.

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