Tad Hills
(Illustrator, Writer)

As Illustrator and Writer

• My Fuzzy Friends (1999)
  The animals in My Fuzzy Friends happily invite young children to reach out and pet their furry coats, from a bunny's silky back to a sheep's springy, curly head.
  
  Soft, lifelike paintings are complemented by engaging questions for baby, making this a perfect book for parent and child to share.

• Knock Knock Who's There: My First Book of Knock Knock Jokes (2000)
  Pull back the flaps and find out each hilarious punch line in this classic collection of knock-knock jokes!

• My Furry Friends: Touch-And-Find (2000)

• My Fuzzy Farm Babies: A Book to Touch & Feel (2001)
  Welcome to the farm! There are many soft, fuzzy baby animals waiting to meet you. Each farm animal feels different. Turn the pages and pet, tickle, and touch each adorable one!

• My Fuzzy Safari Babies: A Book to Touch & Feel (2001)
  Welcome to the wild! There are many soft, fuzzy baby animals waiting to meet you. Each safari animal feels different. Turn the pages and pet, tickle, and touch each adorable one!

• Duck and Goose (2006)
  “That egg is mine! I saw it first,” says Goose. “I touched it first. It’s mine,” declares Duck.
  Like James Marshall’s George and Martha, and Rosemary Wells’s Benjamin and Tulip, Duck and Goose have to work at getting along. You see, Duck doesn’t much care for Goose at first–and Goose isn’t fond of Duck–but both want the egg that each claims to be his. As the two tend to their egg, and make plans for the future, they come to appreciate one another’s strengths. And when a bluebird points out that it isn’t really an egg–it’s a polka dot ball–the two are not dismayed. After all, it is a lovely ball. . . .
  Filled with humor that young children will appreciate–and recognize!–and starring two unforgettable characters, Duck & Goose has all the ingredients of a classic-in-the-making.  (Ages 3 to 7)

• Duck, Duck, Goose (2007)
  Duck & Goose, Goose & Duck. Feathered friends forever . . . or are they? That's what we discover in this charming and hilarious follow-up to the bestselling Duck & Goose. You see, there's a challenge to their friendship: a little whippersnapper of a duck named Thistle. Thistle's good at everything (or so she thinks), from math to holding her breath to standing on her head. Duck thinks she's fantastic. But Goose does not! And so Goose is faced with a problem close to the hearts of children everywhere: what happens when your best friend makes a new friend? (Ages 3 to 7)

As Illustrator

• Poems Have Roots (1997) by Lilian Moore

• A Name on the Quilt: A Story of Remberance (1999) by Jeannine Atkins

• Hey Diddle Riddle: A Silly Nursery Rhyme Flap Book (2003) by Wendi Silvano

• The 12 Days of Christmas: A Carol-and-Count Flap Book (2003)

• Tom Cringle (2006) by Gerald Hausman

• Tom Cringle 2: The Pirate and the Patriot (2006) by Gerald Hausman

• Waking Up Wendell (2007 release) by April Stevens
  EARLY IN THE MORNING, a little bird at #1 Fish Street hops out of her nest, takes a deep breath, and begins to sing a very loud and whistley song, TWEEEEEET-TWEEEEEET-TA-TA-TA-TWEEEEEET-TWEEEEET!
  
  So starts the story of how a chain of events results in everyone on one street waking up. The bird's song awakens Mr. Krudwig at #2 Fish Street, whose grumbling wakes up Leopold, his dog, who barks "RAPPITYRAPPITY-RAP RAPPITY-RAPPITY-RAP" . . . and wakes up Mrs. Musky, at #3 Fish Street. The antics go on and on until, finally, Lilah Hall's singing in the shower at #9 awakens the last person left who is still asleep, none other than the littlest resident at #10 Fish Street: baby Fergus Finnamore.