The rustic, colorful illustrations capture the casual, go with the flow nature of this zen cat whose expression remains the same throughout the story. Pete's song, 'I love my _ shoes,' repeated three times, invites audience participation along with the direct, reoccurring questions above.

Shoe transformation occurs three more times with varying slants (and oddly enough, another mountain of fruit) but each time, 'Did Pete cry?' 'Goodness, no! He kept walking along and singing his song.' Meet this happy go-lucky cat out for a stroll in his brand new white shoes when he happens to step in a huge pile of strawberries! 'What color did it turn his shoes?' My latest storytime discovery combines my two loves: a positive attitude and, well, shoes. You can even purchase Pete the plushie from the Atlanta artist who created him! It might not be for squares, but all you hip cats out there will love Pete.

So your sippy cup doesn't get instantaneously refilled? So Mommy won't let you play with the suffocating plastic bag? So you have to stop wearing diapers and be potty trained? Don't throw a fit! Keep walking along and singing your song because it's all good.Īnd since it's impossible to teach this lesson without cool jazz, the book includes a downloadable version of the author reading the book and singing Pete's songs with musical accompaniment. I think chilling out is certainly something I want my child to learn. One reviewer felt that this book does not teach children appropriate problem solving skills. Despite getting his brand new shoes in a variety of stain situations that would challenge a Tide commercial, Pete the Cat keeps 'walking along and singing his song, because it's all good'. If cool jazz wrote a children's book, this is it. Don't miss Pete's other adventures, including Pete the 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 Crayons Rock! The fun never stops-download the free groovin’ song. Pete the I Love My White Shoes asks the reader questions about the colors of different foods and objects-kids love to interact with the story. 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.

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.

Eric litwin reading pete the cat