Tad Hills is the author and illustrator of the New York Times bestselling picture books How Rocket Learned to Read; Rocket Writes a Tale; R Is for Rocket; Duck & Goose; Duck, Duck, Goose; Duck & Goose Go to the Beach; and Duck & Goose, Honk! Hills' work was described by the Boston Globe as delightful, witty, simple, and surprising, and he was named a master of the light comic touch. Tad, his wife, two children, and his real-life dog, Rocket, who has yet to learn to read, reside in Brooklyn, New York. Tad Hills can be found online at tadhills.com and on Twitter as @tadhills.