Before fulfilling her dream of becoming a full-time author and artist, she worked for the State of Georgia. Best known as a NYT bestselling author and co-parent of children’s book character Pete the Cat. Kimberly Dean is a children’s author, artist, and yoga enthusiast. Pete has been a permanent fixture ever since. The little blue cat showed up as a character in James’s artwork around 1999. It was during this time that he began creating paintings and drawing of his cat, Pete. He began selling his work at art festivals around the Southeast. Eventually, he was called to pursue his art full- time. He went on to work for Georgia Power for a number of years.
James earned his degree in electrical engineering from Auburn University.
As a child, you could find James drawing his favorite characters like Snoopy and Yogi Bear. His passion for drawing became apparent at a young age. He is a self-taught artist originally from Fort Payne, Alabama. James Dean is the original creator and illustrator of Pete the Cat. He has recorded two award-winning children’s music CDs. Eric is a popular performer, delighting thousands of children and families every year. And is inspired by the depth and simplicity of folk songs and folktales. He loves to blend song and story together. Add one bouncy song and some awesome shoes, and the sing-along read-aloud phenomenon was born!Įric Litwin is a guitar-strumming, song-singing, banjo-picking, tale-telling, song-writing, national-award-winning, music-producing, fun folksy type of guy. When song writer Eric Litwin discovered the paintings at an art gallery, he immediately wanted to create a picture book with Pete the Cat.
He created a series of paintings starring a quirky blue cat (instead of black). Illustrator James Dean was inspired by his newly adopted black cat, Pete. Pete The Cat I Love My White Shoes Read Aloud You’ll see what we mean when you watch the read aloud video below. What’s more it’s unquestionably catchy! Kids and adults alike get the songs stuck in their head and sing them aloud. They fully composed the song and added a video, so now kids can have the entire book sung to them. They wrote the book as a song! Oh, but they didn’t stop there. Litwin and Dean did something I’ve personally never seen done in a children’s picture book before. On the surface, the book looks like your average color book for toddlers, but it’s so much more than that. Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes asks the reader questions about the colors of different foods and objects. 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. Pete the Cat goes walking down the street wearing his brand-new white shoes. Full Official Synopsis For Pete The Cat I Love My White Shoes
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