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In his debut picture book outing, Pete the Cat strutted out in his white shoes; now he's one fleet-footed feline in his shiny school shoes. With its cute pictures, a good choice for young school-bound pet lovers.
Pete, the strangely popular musical cat, is back (Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes, 2010), this time showing off all the things he can do in his school shoes.
"Pete is going to school, / and he sings this song: / 'I'm rocking in my school shoes, / I'm rocking in my school shoes, / I'm rocking in my school shoes.' " Readers follow the self-confident Pete through his day as he tackles each new experience. Never been to the library? "Does Pete worry? / Goodness, no!" He just reads in his school shoes. From the lunchroom to the playground, Pete eats, sings, paints, adds and writes. Repetitive refrains abound, giving children the chance to chime in, and there is also an opportunity to guess Pete's destination from clues within the text. As in Pete's first outing, there is not much here to get excited about. It seems to be all about the tune and the song that Pete sings. Luckily, the book includes a gift card with a link to a downloadable song (unheard). Dean's Pete is a hip, laid-back navy-blue cat in enormous high-top red sneakers and sometimes carries a red electric guitar. The long, skinny characters all have half-closed eyes, and all are devoid of facial expression.
As Pete would say, "It's all good," ...unless you don't know the tune—then you just won't get it. (Picture book. 3-7)
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.
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 ten years and has turned his natural love for cats into his life's work. James published his first adult book, The Misadventures of Pete the Cat, a history of his artwork, in 2006. He illustrated his first self-published children's book, Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes, in 2008, and the follow-up book, Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes, in 2011. James lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife, four cats, and one dog.
Anonymous
Posted Wed Sep 14 00:00:00 EDT 2011
I bought 2 copies of this book - one for each grandson. They're both 3 and enjoyed the book tremendously. By the third straight read-through (that would be 6 times for grandma!) they each knew the book well. We also downloaded the free song to go with it. In addition, each one's older siblings were soon reading the bookand singing the song with them!
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Posted Mon Sep 12 00:00:00 EDT 2011
I bought this book after discovering Pete the Cat this summer. I have two boys that LOVE these books. I also teach first grade and my class is hooked on Pete. They have been singing and retelling the stories for days! Pete is so upbeat and fun that you can't help but have fun and smile with the kids. Plus Pete teaches the lesson that no matter what happens, don't give up and to keep going. He helps the kids understand that attitude is very important especially when things go wrong. This book is a must have for any teacher of young children.
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Posted Thu Aug 04 00:00:00 EDT 2011
My PreK class loved Pete's first book and I am so excited to begin my school year with Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes. Children have the opportunity to interact with the text from the beginning as we learn about Pete's day at school and sing his catchy song together. Each section describes a location in the school building and asks the reader "Where is Pete?" .....perfect for a followup discussion after our school tour. There is a free download at the publisher's site for a copy of Mr. Eric reading and singing the story (my class has always preferred to hear Mr. Eric read). Pete is perfect for young emergent readers, as they quickly learn the repetition and are "reading" it in no time by themselves. Wonderful book!!!
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Posted Tue Oct 11 00:00:00 EDT 2011
i think it's cool
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Posted Tue Oct 09 00:00:00 EDT 2012
Love Pete. He rocks
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Posted Tue Jun 05 00:00:00 EDT 2012
My son loves this book. Well worth it. Loves the singing. Best buy yet.
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Posted Wed Sep 14 00:00:00 EDT 2011
well done for target age group
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Posted Tue Nov 27 00:00:00 EST 2012
We love the Pete the Cat books. They are even more fun on the Nook tablet! My grandson can't get enough.
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Posted Tue Jun 12 00:00:00 EDT 2012
I've read some of these books at a library before their quite good
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Posted Wed Jun 06 00:00:00 EDT 2012
My sister and I love this book! It is so funny!!!
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Posted Thu Mar 08 00:00:00 EST 2012
I love Pete the Cat books! This one is great! I work in a preschool room and ALL the kids love Pete the Cat!!! Keep them coming!
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Posted Tue Oct 11 00:00:00 EDT 2011
i think it's cool
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Posted Sun Sep 18 00:00:00 EDT 2011
I bought this book for our school library and our kindergarten teachers shared it with their students. They LOVED it! The students went home singing the downloadable tune. The parents even commented on how much their children loved this book. It's a very good introduction to school.
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Posted Tue Mar 19 00:00:00 EDT 2013
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We love all the Pete the Cat books! I had never heard of them until they were introduced to my son's preschool class by one of the teachers. Now we own them all except for the Christmas one (we'll buy that one later on). Great story/morals and the illustrations are pretty cute!
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Posted Sun Jan 27 00:00:00 EST 2013
Ok, i must admit this, im 10 and pete the cat scares me
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Overview
In this NOOK Kids Read to Me book, children can choose to hear the story read aloud, tap to enlarge text and pinch & stretch to zoom in on pictures.