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Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes Hardcover – Picture Book, March 2, 2010
James Dean (Illustrator) Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author |
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Don't miss the first and bestselling book in the beloved Pete the Cat series!
Pete the Cat goes walking down the street wearing his brand-new white shoes. Along the way, his shoes change from white to red to blue to brown to WET as he steps in piles of strawberries, blueberries, and other big messes!
But no matter what color his shoes are, Pete keeps movin' and groovin' and singing his song...because it's all good. Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes asks the reader questions about the colors of different foods and objects—kids love to interact with the story.
The fun never stops—download the free groovin’ song.
Don't miss Pete's other adventures, including Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes, Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons, Pete the Cat Saves Christmas, Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses, Pete the Cat and the Bedtime Blues, Pete the Cat and the New Guy, Pete the Cat and the Cool Cat Boogie, Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes, Pete the Cat and the Perfect Pizza Party, and Pete the Cat: Crayons Rock!
- Print length40 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade levelPreschool - 3
- Lexile measureAD460L
- Dimensions8.8 x 0.4 x 11 inches
- PublisherHarperCollins
- Publication dateMarch 2, 2010
- ISBN-100061906220
- ISBN-13978-0061906220
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Pete the Cat goes walking down the street wearing his brand new white shoes. Along the way, his shoes change from white to red to blue to brown to WET as we steps in piles of strawberries, blueberries and other big messes! But no matter what color his shoes are are, Pete keeps movin' and groovin' and singing his song...because it's all good.
Ages: 3 - 7
About the Author
Eric Litwinis a guitar-strumming, song-singing, banjo-picking, tale-telling, song-writing, national-award-winning, music-producing, fun, folksy type of guy. He loves to blend song and story together and is inspired by the depth and simplicity of folk songs and folktales. Eric is a popular performer, delighting thousands of children and families every year. He has recorded two award-winning children's music CDs.
Kimberly Dean is a children’s author, artist, and yoga enthusiast best known as a NYT bestselling author and co-parent of children’s book character Pete the Cat. Before fulfilling her dream of becoming a full-time author and artist, she worked for the State of Georgia, leaving the Governor’s Press Office in 1998 to pursue her art.
She began selling her work at art festivals in 1999 and opened a small art gallery in 2003. She dabbles in multiple mediums and enjoys experimenting with new styles and techniques. She says of her job, “I love what I do! Work is like going to kindergarten everyday!”
In 2004, she began collaborating with fellow artist James Dean to create children’s books about Pete the Cat. The Misadventures of Pete the Cat, a coffee table book of James’s art, was released in 2006. Her dreams of becoming a published children’s book author became a reality in 2013 with the release of her first children’s book, Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses. She has now written many of the Pete the Cat books, as well as started another series starring her own characters Willow and Oliver.
Kimberly lives in Savannah with her dog, Gypsy, and cat, Phoebe. Her children and grandchildren live nearby, and her favorite word is “Lovie,” which is the name her grandchildren lovingly call her.
James Dean is the original creator and illustrator of Pete the Cat. He is a self-taught artist originally from Fort Payne, Alabama. His passion for drawing became apparent at a young age, and as a child, you could find James drawing his favorite characters like Snoopy and Yogi Bear.
James earned his degree in electrical engineering from Auburn University and went on to work for Georgia Power for a number of years. Eventually, he was called to pursue his art full-time and began selling his work at art festivals around the Southeast.
It was during this time that he began creating paintings and drawing of his cat, Pete. The little blue cat showed up as a character in James’s artwork around 1999 and has been a permanent fixture ever since.
James Dean’s art has been sold in more than ninety galleries and shops across the United States. He has devoted his paintings to Pete the Cat for fifteen years and turned his natural love for cats into his life’s work. James published his first book, The Misadventures of Pete the Cat, a history of his artwork, in 2006, and he illustrated his first self-published children’s book, Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes, in 2008. There are now almost 100 published Pete the Cat titles with more coming out all the time.
James is humbled every day by the success that this groovy blue cat has brought him. He says positively affecting children’s lives is his number one priority, and he is grateful to have such an amazing audience to work for.
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Product details
- Publisher : HarperCollins; 1st edition (March 2, 2010)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 40 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0061906220
- ISBN-13 : 978-0061906220
- Reading age : 2 - 5 years, from customers
- Lexile measure : AD460L
- Grade level : Preschool - 3
- Item Weight : 13.6 ounces
- Dimensions : 8.8 x 0.4 x 11 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,426 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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About the authors
In 2004, Kimberly and James Dean sat down at their kitchen table to work on a children’s book together. Their dream has finally become a reality with the release of the new Pete the Cat book, Pete’s the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses. Both left corporate jobs in the late nineties (James was an electrical engineer; Kimberly worked in the press office of the governor of Georgia) to pursue their passion for art, and they have experienced a life made up of strange and wonderful coincidences ever since. Pete the Cat has brought magic into their lives. They work in side-by-side studios in Savannah, sharing their home with five cats and Emma the pug.
Eric Litwin is a song singing, guitar strumming, # 1 New York Times Best Selling, author who brings reading and music together. He is the author of the original four Pete the Cat books as well as the author of The Nuts and Groovy Joe. Eric's books have sold over 13 million copies, been translated into 17 languages, and won 26 literacy awards including a Theodor Geisel Seuss Honor Award. Visit Eric at www.ericlitwin.com
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NOTE: The first book arrived with the jacket completely ripped and folded, but Amazon replaced it for me right away!

Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2018
NOTE: The first book arrived with the jacket completely ripped and folded, but Amazon replaced it for me right away!



I yanked Pete the Cat off the shelf and handed it to her. "This is just the thing," and the next time I saw them, I overheard her saying, "But should we worry?" and he answered, "Goodness no!"

Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2020

This book has a positive message about making the most of a bad situation - when Pete stains his new shoes it doesn't make him mad, he sees the positive side and has a good attitude about it. It also teaches colors and the repetition is great for little ones learning.
I have given the book as gifts to new parents several times and also as birthday gifts to toddlers. (I did NOT give the book to a little girl I loved who was dying from cancer since the moral of the story (seen in the last two pages) is: So just walk along and sing your song because... it's all good!
I couldn't imagine anyone reading that to her as she was in great pain. In her case,,,it was not all good. But the moral work well with the story and is encouraging for young and old in most cases.
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