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Dot and Dad

Illustrated by Will Hillenbrand
Hardcover
6"W x 9"H | 20 oz | 12 per carton
On sale Jan 05, 2027 | 40 Pages | 9780823464227
Age 4-8 years

A phonics-friendly reader for children just learning to sound out easy words starring a fun-loving doggy father-daughter duo.

Dad and Dot have a play day! Dot loves throwing a disc with her dad. But this time, the disc goes HIGH. It dives down past a duck. It dings off the dock. It hides in the weeds. Follow energetic Dot from joyful playtime all the way to cozy bedtime as the duo gets doggone tired from all the fun they have with each other—and, of course, all the new friends reading their story. 

This phonics-based reader offers plent of practice with beginning phonics sound d as well as short vowels.

With fun stories and great pictures, new readers will say . . . “I like to read!” Created by award-winning-artists and talented newcomers and tested by educational experts, I Like to Read® books help develop vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension that lead to reading success.
Will Hillenbrand has written and illustrated a wide range of picture books for children, including the popular Bear and Mole series and Pennsylvania One Book Spring is Here. The Voice in the Hollow received five starred reviews from Kirkus and SLJ. Hillenbrand is the recipient of many accolades, including an ALA Notable Book Award, multiple IRA Children's Choice Awards, and the author of a Bank Street Children's Best Book of the Year. He lives in Ohio with his wife, Jane Hillenbrand, with whom he wrote Pennsylvania One Book What a Treasure. 
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About

A phonics-friendly reader for children just learning to sound out easy words starring a fun-loving doggy father-daughter duo.

Dad and Dot have a play day! Dot loves throwing a disc with her dad. But this time, the disc goes HIGH. It dives down past a duck. It dings off the dock. It hides in the weeds. Follow energetic Dot from joyful playtime all the way to cozy bedtime as the duo gets doggone tired from all the fun they have with each other—and, of course, all the new friends reading their story. 

This phonics-based reader offers plent of practice with beginning phonics sound d as well as short vowels.

With fun stories and great pictures, new readers will say . . . “I like to read!” Created by award-winning-artists and talented newcomers and tested by educational experts, I Like to Read® books help develop vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension that lead to reading success.

Creators

Will Hillenbrand has written and illustrated a wide range of picture books for children, including the popular Bear and Mole series and Pennsylvania One Book Spring is Here. The Voice in the Hollow received five starred reviews from Kirkus and SLJ. Hillenbrand is the recipient of many accolades, including an ALA Notable Book Award, multiple IRA Children's Choice Awards, and the author of a Bank Street Children's Best Book of the Year. He lives in Ohio with his wife, Jane Hillenbrand, with whom he wrote Pennsylvania One Book What a Treasure. 
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