Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes
Written by Eric Litwin
Art by James Dean
Harper Collins Canada $18.99
Recommended for ages 3-7.
As we all prepare to head back to school and face new challenges, in this fun story we follow Pete as he heads in that direction as well. This laid-back cat has nothing to worry about as he rocks it out in his school shoes (which just happen to be flashy red hightop sneakers). He visits a place “down that hall to a room with books on every wall.” Although he has never been to a library or a lunchroom or on the school playground, Pete doesn’t worry. He just sings his song, “I’m singing in my school shoes, I’m painting in my school shoes, I’m writing in my school shoes…”
The whimsical artwork by James Dean is as silly as the story itself with images of a bus full of cats from Cat City heading off to school or Pete standing at the blackboard doing math facts with his big red shoes on.
What’s neat about this new book is that Pete’s song can be downloaded from the publisher’s website (and trust me once you hear the song you will never the read the book without singing it that way…). There are also games and activities on this site that relate to Pete.
Litwin and Dean also collaborated on the original Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes which is a huge hit with teachers.
