Rocket Loves Hide-and-Seek!

by Tad Hills

Published 10 November 2020
Kids are learning to read with Rocket! Rocket, the star of Tad Hills's New York Times bestselling picture books, returns in an all-new, easy-to-read book about a game of hide and seek that he just can't seem to win.

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


Rocket, Bella, and Owl are playing hide and seek! Game after game, Rocket gets found first, which makes for hurt feelings. Seeing as their friend is down, Bella and Owl come up with a plan to make the game fun again! With its simple words, lots of repetition, and bright, colorful illustrations, young readers will love this Rocket book about solving problems, which they can ready all by themselves!

Discover more easy-to-read fun with Rocket and the Perfect Pumpkin!

Kids are learning to read with Rocket! Rocket, the star of Tad Hills's New York Times bestselling picture books, returns in a new Level 1 Step into Reading story, this time about the joy of being kind.

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


It's a beautiful day at the pumpkin patch! There, Rocket and Bella find the perfect pumpkin. But as the friends try to take the pumpkin home, it rolls downhill and lands in front of Mr. Barker's doghouse. Can Rocket and Bella get their pumpkin back? With its simple words, lots of repetition, and bright, colorful illustrations, young readers will love this Step 1 Step into Reading leveled reader about being generous, which they can read all by themselves!

Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words. Rhymes and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story. Perfect for early readers of Rocket the Brave and Drop it, Rocket! and children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading.


Discover more easy-to-read fun with Rocket's Very Fine Day!

Rocket Has a Sleepover

by Tad Hills

Published 13 July 2021
Kids are learning to read with Rocket! Rocket, the beloved puppy from Tad Hills's New York Times bestselling picture books, returns in an easy-to-read book about a sleepless sleepover.

Rocket is having fun at a sleepover! But when Owl, Bella, and Fred get ready to catch some Z's, Rocket refuses to go to bed. Can a bedtime story soothe Rocket and help him fall asleep? With its simple words, lots of repetition, and bright, colorful illustrations, young readers will love this Step 1 Step into Reading leveled reader about an unforgettable sleepover, which they can ready all by themselves!

Want more easy-to-read fun with Rocket? Don't miss Rocket Loves Hide-and-Seek!

Por primera vez en español, ¡aprende a leer con el cachorro Rocket!

En este libro infantil, Rocket colecciona palabras para su árbol de palabras con su maestra, la pequeña ave amarilla. El adorable cachorro encuentra palabras como "hoja", "sombrero" y "estrella". Pero a media lección, Rocket encuentra una bota roja . . . y no la quiere soltar.

LEYENDO A PASOS es una línea de Step into Reading que ofrece ediciones en español de libros nivelados. Los libros Paso 1 tienen letra grande y palabras fáciles. Son ideales para niños que conocen el abecedario y que quieren comenzar a leer. Su ritmo, rima y pistas visuales contribuyen a la comprensión del texto.

For the first time in Spanish, get ready to learn with Rocket! Tad Hills, the #1 New York Times bestselling author, is back with a Spanish edition of this Level 1 early reader.

Rocket loves to collect words for his word tree with his teacher, the little yellow bird. Watch as the adorable pup finds new words like "leaf," "hat," "star," "boot," and many more. Young readers will love this Spanish edition of the beloved Rocket leveled reader, which they can read all by themselves!

LEYENDO A PASOS is a line from Step into Reading offering leveled readers in Spanish. Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words for children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading. Rhyme and rhythmic text paired picture clues help children decode the story.

Rocket Finds an Egg

by Tad Hills

Published 11 January 2022
Kids are learning to read with Rocket! The beloved puppy from Tad Hills's New York Times bestselling picture books returns in a Step 1 early reader that proves every egg has a nest.

Rocket and his friend Bella found an egg! The birds in the meadow don't know whose it is. The egg is too small, too colorless, or too round to be theirs! Will the friends return the egg to its nest? With its simple words, lots of repetition, and bright, colorful illustrations, young readers will love this Step 1 leveled reader about Rocket, which they can ready all by themselves!

Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words. Rhymes and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story. Perfect for early readers of Rocket the Brave and Drop it, Rocket! and children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading