Saturday, October 13, 2012

Pete the Cat


The students in my classroom have grown to love Pete the Cat. Pete is a character created by Eric Litwin. Pete is a cat who tells kids not to worry! "Does Pete cry? Goodness no!" Pete's books also have music that can be downloaded from the publisher's website. Pete's books include:

Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin: Pete shares his love of his white shoes, and steps in some colorful things along the way.
http://www.amazon.com/Pete-Cat-Love-White-Shoes/dp/0061906220/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1350100770&sr=8-1&keywords=pete+the+cat

Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes by Eric Litwin: Pete explores the school and talks about what happens in each room while rocking in his school shoes.
http://www.amazon.com/Pete-Cat-Rocking-School-Shoes/dp/0061910244/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1350100946&sr=8-4&keywords=pete+the+cat

Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin: Pete sings about his groovy buttons as he loses them throughout the book. What happens when his shirt has no more buttons? Read to find out!
http://www.amazon.com/Pete-Cat-Four-Groovy-Buttons/dp/0062110586/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1350101009&sr=8-2&keywords=pete+the+cat

James Dean is the artist who created the image of Pete the Cat. Visit him at his website: http://www.petethecat.com/

Visit Pete at HarperCollin's Childrens' Page: http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/feature/petethecat/ Download all of Pete's music and enjoy lots of activities, music videos, and fun information about the author and illustrator.

Enjoy!