Fiction 0-6 years

Pete the Cat by Eric Litwin Litwin, E. (2008). Pete the Cat. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers Pete the Cat is a picture book that will engage and excite young readers. Pete the Cat is a calm and cool cat who is going for a walk in his brand new white shoes. He is so happy about walking in his brand new white shoes that he sings a song as he walks along. His walk takes him through strawberries, blueberries, mud, and water, each time turning his shoes a different colour, and then back to white( but wet) shoes at the end of the story. Readers (and listeners) will love the opportunity to ‘interact’ with the words on the page by singing the song that repeats itself throughout the book and answering the questions that are repeated throughout the story, “Did Pete cry?” And, “What colour did it turn his shoes?” These questions give young readers the opportunity to shout out the answers, to show their cleverness by guessing what colour his shoes will turn, and to have lots of noisy fun during any story time session. One of popular children’s author Mem Fox’s Ten Read Aloud Commandments is, ‘Spend at least ten wildly happy minutes every single day reading aloud’. Reading this book with children will definitely fulfill this Read Aloud Commandment! This is author, Eric Litwin’s first published book that was written especially for the character Pete the Cat. Illustrator, James Dean, had already created Pete and both author and illustrator have formed a successful partnership. Eric loves to combine music with stories and to bring books to life for children. Pete the Cat comes with access to a downloadable song from HaperCollins that will keep both adults and children moving and grooving long after story time has finished. References Fox, M. n.d. Ten Read Aloud Commandments. Retrieved April 8, 2011, from http://www.memfox.net/ten-read-aloud-commandments.html Litwin, E. n.d. About Eric. Retrieved April 8, 2011, from http://www.ericlitwin.com Pete the Cat. (n.d.). Retrieved April 8, 2011, from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_the_Cat