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*Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons* is rocking the #1 spot on New York Times' Bestseller List! In this in-studio interview, creator and illustrator Ja...
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May 27, 2014 · 1,293 ratings109 reviews. Pete is back in New York Times bestselling artist James Dean's I Can Read beginning reader Pete the Cat: A Pet for Pete. When Pete gets a goldfish, Goldie, he decides to paint a picture of his new pet. Word spreads of Pete's cool paintings, and soon everyone wants one.
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Nov 29, 2013 · "That was one thing about Eric," Dean said. "He was able to write Pete the Cat." Dean and Litwin self-published the book in 2007. Dean took half their 7,000 copies to sell at art festivals.
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James and Kimberly attempted to create such a book, but weren’t happy with the process. Then James had a chance meeting with a singer-songwriter who was a Pete the Cat fan, and who had written a song about the character that he had recorded for Dean that very day. The songwriter was Eric Litwin, and his lyrics, illustrated by Dean, eventually ...
- When Kimberly and James Realized They Loved to Read
- A Groovy Cat Is Born
- Books That Engage The Entire Family
- Would Pete Cry?
- How Parents, Teachers, and Communities Can Help Kids Learn to Love to Read
- Groove to All The Pete The Cat Books
Kimberly fell in love with books from the moment she could read, a love she inherited from her dad. She loved the Trixie Belden and Nancy Drewmysteries because she loved pretending she was a detective. James said his parents didn’t buy him a lot of children’s books. One of the first books he fell in love with was Treasure Island, which is still one...
James didn’t start out to write children’s books, and Pete wasn’t his first four-legged drawing buddy. James watched his father, a self-taught artist, and grew up drawing Snoopy and Yogi Bear. He was an electrical engineer for a while, but then quit to be an artist. He drew landscapes and buildings, and one day drew a picture of his cat, Pete, and ...
Kimberly says children like to use their imagination, and like adults, look for ways to understand each other. They see Pete as a way to figure out those social skills. And they want the adults in their lives to talk to them. James said he thinks in visual terms, and that he created Pete the Cat for adults. He wasn’t really painting for children at...
James said he once overheard a conversation between a teacher and a little girl. The little girl was crying. The teacher asked the little girl, “Would Pete cry?” And the little girl actually stopped crying. So, children really get the message in I Love My White Shoes, not crying about things that happen, and in Magic Sunglasses, where Pete looks fo...
James says it’s all about finding a book that doesn’t bore you to tears. Children often pick up a book that doesn’t engage them immediately, and they think reading isn’t fun. But if you ever find a book that you love, a subject you love, then you will be hooked.
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Pete the Cat: Sir Pete the Brave. by James Dean. 3.99 · 945 Ratings · 76 Reviews · published 2016 · 10 editions. New York Times bestselling author and artist James…. Want to Read. Rate it: Pete the Cat: Three Groovy Books Collection: Pete's Big Lunch, Pete at the Beach, A Pet for Pete. by James Dean.
James Dean is the #1 New York Times bestselling creator and illustrator of Pete the Cat. He is a self-taught artist originally from Fort Payne, Alabama. He published his first book, The Misadventures of Pete the Cat, a history of his artwork, in 2006, and he illustrated his first children’s book, Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes, in 2008.
