Hayley Rocco, author portrait
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Hayley Rocco

Hayley Rocco is the author of How to Send a Hug, her first collaboration with her husband, John Rocco. Before dedicating herself to writing for children full-time, Hayley worked as a publicist at several major publishers. An ambassador for Wild Tomorrow, a nonprofit focused on conservation and rewilding South Africa, Hayley travels the world armed with a pen, a journal, and her camera, discovering stories of wild things and wild places. Visit Hayley at hayleyrocco.com and follow her on Instagram @hayleyroccobooks.
Hello, I'm a Loris (Meet the Wild Things, Book 6)
Hello, I'm a Toucan (Meet the Wild Things, Book 5)
Hello, I'm an Axolotl (Meet the Wild Things, Book 4)
Hello, I'm a Quokka (Meet the Wild Things, Book 3)
Hello, I'm a Sloth (Meet the Wild Things, Book 1)
Hello, I'm a Pangolin (Meet the Wild Things, Book 2)
Wild Places

Books

Hello, I'm a Loris (Meet the Wild Things, Book 6)
Hello, I'm a Toucan (Meet the Wild Things, Book 5)
Hello, I'm an Axolotl (Meet the Wild Things, Book 4)
Hello, I'm a Quokka (Meet the Wild Things, Book 3)
Hello, I'm a Sloth (Meet the Wild Things, Book 1)
Hello, I'm a Pangolin (Meet the Wild Things, Book 2)
Wild Places

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