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Hank Goes Honk

Illustrated by Duncan Beedie
Board Book
$9.99 US
6-3/8"W x 7-3/4"H (16.2 x 19.7 cm) | 5 oz (142 g) | 30 per carton
On sale Feb 17, 2026 | 28 Pages | 9781664351820
Age 2-5 years | Up to Kindergarten
Sales rights: US, Canada, Open Mkt

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Join a lovable antihero on a hilarious adventure exploring friendship and kindness in this delightful book for fans of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus. Now in board book format for the youngest readers!

Hank is a super loud, super rude goose, and his friends are fed up! Can he learn to be less honk and more heart?


Hank is one rude goose. He doesn't see anything wrong with interrupting others when they're speaking. He helps himself to the cherries on the top of other people's cupcakes. He makes loud noises in the library and movie theater...and he's upsetting everyone!

But being rude, loud, and obnoxious can't always be fun—in fact, it can be downright lonely. Will Hank find a way to be more considerate of his friends? Kids will love Hank's hilarious antics and silly noises, brought to life with vibrant, whimsical illustrations that pop off the page. Grown-ups will appreciate the lessons of friendship, recognizing others’ feelings, and being considerate of those around us. Now in board book format for the youngest readers!
Hank Goes Honk recounts the brightly illustrated journey of Hank, a constantly honking, balloonpopping goose, as he tries to become less obnoxious (which, the book helpfully points out for younger readers, "means extremely unpleasant, which means not nice"). With jagged red shapes sometimes silhouetting Hank's honking form and the honks actually staining the ground in his wake, Beedie really captures the destruction of Hank's obnoxiousness. But this is not just a redemption story of a disruptive goose mending his ways to find friends; it's also a story that explains how letting go of bad habits doesn't have to happen in a straight line. Just because Hank returns to his honking ways briefly doesn't mean that he can't do his best to get a little less obnoxious every day, and, even more importantly, it doesn't mean his newfound friends will write him off. The book ends on a cliff-hanger, with the clear message that self-improvement is possible.--Booklist


Hank Goes Honk is a tale of rudeness that centers on the actions of Hank, a very rude goose that thinks little about his impact on others around him. Despite his proclivity for alienating others, Hank is actually lonely for friends. As the story progressively chronicles Hank's rude and alienating mannerisms, kids receive an engaging way of absorbing their own impact on the world and others around them - revelations which will be especially nicely enhanced by adult read-aloud participation in Hank's discoveries.--Midwest Book Review
Maudie Powell-Tuck spends too much of her time in expensive shops looking at clothes and glittery things she can’t afford, and dreaming about owning a pug named Stanley (when she's not writing, of course). She’d love to say that she runs marathons – but that would be a lie.

Duncan Beedie is a best-selling author and illustrator who has been drawing and doodling since childhood, sprawled out on his parents' living room carpet with felt tip in fist. He now sits upright to draw from his studio in Bristol, where he lives with his wife, daughter, and demanding springer spaniel.
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Educator Guide for Hank Goes Honk

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Join a lovable antihero on a hilarious adventure exploring friendship and kindness in this delightful book for fans of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus. Now in board book format for the youngest readers!

Hank is a super loud, super rude goose, and his friends are fed up! Can he learn to be less honk and more heart?


Hank is one rude goose. He doesn't see anything wrong with interrupting others when they're speaking. He helps himself to the cherries on the top of other people's cupcakes. He makes loud noises in the library and movie theater...and he's upsetting everyone!

But being rude, loud, and obnoxious can't always be fun—in fact, it can be downright lonely. Will Hank find a way to be more considerate of his friends? Kids will love Hank's hilarious antics and silly noises, brought to life with vibrant, whimsical illustrations that pop off the page. Grown-ups will appreciate the lessons of friendship, recognizing others’ feelings, and being considerate of those around us. Now in board book format for the youngest readers!

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Hank Goes Honk recounts the brightly illustrated journey of Hank, a constantly honking, balloonpopping goose, as he tries to become less obnoxious (which, the book helpfully points out for younger readers, "means extremely unpleasant, which means not nice"). With jagged red shapes sometimes silhouetting Hank's honking form and the honks actually staining the ground in his wake, Beedie really captures the destruction of Hank's obnoxiousness. But this is not just a redemption story of a disruptive goose mending his ways to find friends; it's also a story that explains how letting go of bad habits doesn't have to happen in a straight line. Just because Hank returns to his honking ways briefly doesn't mean that he can't do his best to get a little less obnoxious every day, and, even more importantly, it doesn't mean his newfound friends will write him off. The book ends on a cliff-hanger, with the clear message that self-improvement is possible.--Booklist


Hank Goes Honk is a tale of rudeness that centers on the actions of Hank, a very rude goose that thinks little about his impact on others around him. Despite his proclivity for alienating others, Hank is actually lonely for friends. As the story progressively chronicles Hank's rude and alienating mannerisms, kids receive an engaging way of absorbing their own impact on the world and others around them - revelations which will be especially nicely enhanced by adult read-aloud participation in Hank's discoveries.--Midwest Book Review

Author

Maudie Powell-Tuck spends too much of her time in expensive shops looking at clothes and glittery things she can’t afford, and dreaming about owning a pug named Stanley (when she's not writing, of course). She’d love to say that she runs marathons – but that would be a lie.

Duncan Beedie is a best-selling author and illustrator who has been drawing and doodling since childhood, sprawled out on his parents' living room carpet with felt tip in fist. He now sits upright to draw from his studio in Bristol, where he lives with his wife, daughter, and demanding springer spaniel.

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Guides

Educator Guide for Hank Goes Honk

Classroom-based guides appropriate for schools and colleges provide pre-reading and classroom activities, discussion questions connected to the curriculum, further reading, and resources.

(Please note: the guide displayed here is the most recently uploaded version; while unlikely, any page citation discrepancies between the guide and book is likely due to pagination differences between a book’s different formats.)