The Hank picture books by Maudie Powell-Tuck and Duncan Beedie are laugh-out-loud stories with a big-hearted message. Hank is no ordinary goose — he’s noisy, cheeky and often gets himself into trouble, but beneath all that honking is a character children can’t help but adore. His misadventures are full of humour and chaos, yet always circle back to gentle lessons about friendship, sharing and learning from mistakes.
Duncan Beedie’s illustrations capture Hank’s larger-than-life personality perfectly. Bold, expressive and packed with funny details, they make every page a delight to pore over together, whether at bedtime, story time in the classroom, or library read-alouds.
Children will be giggling at Hank’s antics, while adults will value the subtle themes of kindness, resilience and understanding others. With warmth, humour and bags of personality, these books are as much fun to read aloud as they are for little ones to listen to.
All the Hank picture books in order:
Book 1: Hank Goes Honk (Sep 2024)
Book 2: Hank Goes Peck (July 2025)
Book 3: Hank Meets Frank (April 2026)
Hank Meets Frank is a fun and lively book that my class and child really enjoyed. The story is very relatable, especially in how it shows cousi...
Hank is back and this time, his little cousin Frank has come to stay. This will be lovely, won’t it? Well, maybe not…
You see, Frank has a bit of ...
The children loved the illustrations in this story.
Funny story line which they all giggled along too.
Rhyming.
Learning about fun, friendship an...