Rocket the Brave!, Tad Hills
Rocket the Brave!, Tad Hills
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Rocket the Brave!

Author: Tad Hills

Narrator: Kirby Heyborne

Unabridged: 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/10/2025

Synopsis

From the New York Times bestselling author Tad Hills comes a Level 1 Step into Reading story about the beloved dog Rocket overcoming fear and being brave.

Rocket, the star of the New York Times bestselling picture books How Rocket Learned to Read and Rocket Writes a Story, returns in this Step 1 Step into Reading leveled reader. Rocket is happily chasing a butterfly through the meadow when she disappears into the woods. As much as Rocket wants to follow the butterfly, the woods look dark and scary. Can Rocket overcome his fear?

About The Author

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.Kirby Heyborne is an American musician and actor. After graduating from the University of Utah with a degree in economics, he received critical acclaim for his starring role in the award-winning World War II drama Saints and Soldiers. He has starred in many feature films and national commercials, and has appeared on Everwood and Free Ride. He is well known for his narration and voice work on several audiobooks. In addition, he can frequently be found touring the country with his singing and songwriting act.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Barbara on May 04, 2019

Rocket, the canine star of How Rocket Learned to Read and Rocket Writes a Story, is just about irresistible, and his creator, Tad Hills, knows how to use the dog to great appeal and to teach important lessons to youngsters. In this particular title, Rocket is fascinated by a butterfly and follows it......more

Goodreads review by Clare on December 19, 2020

This easy reader book contains an engaging animal fantasy story about the dog Rocket’s fascination with a butterfly. Early elementary readers will be kept entertained as Rocket chases the butterfly around, and the child could relate to Rocket’s fear of the unknown and his curiosity that leads him in......more

Goodreads review by Suzanne Lorraine Kunz on October 25, 2019

Rocket is afraid to go in the forest. But butterfly is not. This is a beautifully simple story of being afraid of doing something and weighing things out and risk. It's a beautiful story that shows that sometimes our fears are unfounded. ** Talking Points - what are you afraid of? Why are you afraid......more

Goodreads review by Rose on December 15, 2023

Chasing a butterfly can be scary work, at least if you're a dog; at least if you're the dog named Rocket. Will the spunky pooch be able to overcome his fear of the forest? An older reader might wonder, in a dense-and-leafy forest, how would Rocket be able to see that butterfly, let alone tell that th......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on September 20, 2023

Rocket follows a butterfly around everywhere, but when it flies into a dark forest, Rocket is not so sure about going in. I guess it's fine for a dog to wander off into the woods alone, but I wouldn't encourage a child to do that. We love to hike, but we do that together as a family. Wandering off i......more

Quotes

"...an exemplary early reader in words and images, with a happy ending, to boot."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

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