Reviewed from copy received from Random House Children’s Books.Įnter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.Īrchives Archives Categories Categories Tags adventures African-Americans American history animals art artists bears bedtime biographies birds bullying cats community creativity death diversity dogs emotions fairy tales families fantasy fathers food friendship friendships grandparents grief historical fiction history humor imagination LGBTQ magic mothers music mysteries nature pets poetry rabbits racism romance school science science fiction seasons self esteem siblings toddlers trees Blogroll Hills plays with perspective, turns the idea of a classroom inside out, and rejoices in reading and writing.Ī must-have book for all public libraries, this will also find a welcome home in school libraries and classrooms. It is simple, bright colored, and joyful. The art in the book is done in Hills’ signature style. Children will be happy to learn to write a book alongside Rocket. Rocket has a wonderful combination of confidence and openness that makes him a great protagonist. This is a shining example of a book that will inspire rather than lecture young artists as they strive to create.

Hills has taken the wonderful cheer of his original Rocket book and his Duck & Goose stories and transformed it into a book that will lead young authors through the thicket of writing their first story. It just might be much closer than he’d ever have expected.

Now Rocket just needs to find that perfect inspiration for a story. The little yellow bird who was his teacher advised him to write about something that inspired him, that excited him. But when he was faced with the blank page, he couldn’t think of a thing to write. Eventually, Rocket had so many words, he just had to do something with them. He loved words too and used his nose to find new words to add to his collection. Rocket loved books like they were his friends. While the first book inspired new readers on their way to proficiency, this book will inspire young writers to try their hand at the craft. This sequel to How Rocket Learned to Read has the same irresistible charm of the first.

Rocket Writes a Story by Tad Hills