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reading at the 2014 gaithersburg book festival needham , massachusetts american 1 april 1963 children 's fiction tad hills 5172420.jpg tad hills
 tad hills
tad hills

tad hills -lrb- born april 1 , 1963 in needham , massachusetts -rrb- is an american children 's book author and illustrator .
his first picture book , `` duck & goose '' , a `` new york times '' bestseller and ala notable book for children , is about a pair of feathered friends .
in a starred review , `` kirkus reviews '' wrote that `` readers will likely hope to see more of this adorable odd couple '' -- a hope that was realized .
the duck & goose series now contains nine titles , including `` duck , duck , goose '' ; `` duck & goose find a pumpkin '' ; and `` duck & goose , it 's time for christmas '' .
hills is also the author of `` how rocket learned to read '' , winner of the irma simonton black & james h. black award for excellence in children 's literature and a `` new york times '' bestseller .
a sequel , `` rocket writes a story '' , was published to similar acclaim , debuting at # 1 on the `` new york times best seller list '' and named as a top picture book of the year by amazon.com , barnes & noble , `` publishers weekly '' , and `` school library journal '' .
