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Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons (Pete the Cat)
Pete the Cat is wearing his favorite shirt—the one with the four totally groovy buttons. But when one falls off, does Pete cry? Goodness, no! He just keeps on singing his song—after all, what could be groovier than three groovy buttons? Count down with Pete in this rocking new story from the creators of the bestselling Pete the Cat books.
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
May 1st 2012
by HarperCollins
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"It’s all good!"
Oh, how I love this coooool cat and his groovy laid-back ways!
Bright blues, yellow, and red rule the pages in Pete’s world. Pulling readers in page by page with vibrant color and pure soul soothing energy and attitude. The simplicity of Pete’s life lesson and message will hit readers of all ages with a smile. Mr. Litwin is a master at sneaking right up on his readers with an “isn’t-that-the-truth” message to live by.
Pete will add an extra bounce in your step, lighten the load on...more
Oh, how I love this coooool cat and his groovy laid-back ways!
Bright blues, yellow, and red rule the pages in Pete’s world. Pulling readers in page by page with vibrant color and pure soul soothing energy and attitude. The simplicity of Pete’s life lesson and message will hit readers of all ages with a smile. Mr. Litwin is a master at sneaking right up on his readers with an “isn’t-that-the-truth” message to live by.
Pete will add an extra bounce in your step, lighten the load on...more
Button, button, Pete's got buttons, Pete's looses buttons, does he get upset? Nope. He's ok with it.
This is such a colorful book , full of fun and carefree attitude. Kids learn subtraction, and a way to deal with loss in a positive way.
Not everything is the end of the world as we know it, and Pete has a great way of showing kids that not everything has to be taken as a crushing blow. I kinda' like that. Children learn how to deal with things from a very early age, this is a positive step in ho...more
This is such a colorful book , full of fun and carefree attitude. Kids learn subtraction, and a way to deal with loss in a positive way.
Not everything is the end of the world as we know it, and Pete has a great way of showing kids that not everything has to be taken as a crushing blow. I kinda' like that. Children learn how to deal with things from a very early age, this is a positive step in ho...more
I want to stomp on, and then burn every article of clothing and accessory Pete the Cat owns (and tape his flipping belly button shut). Because if I ever come across another Pete the Cat book again, it will be too soon. That sounds harsh, but I figured Pete wouldn't cry though, goodness no. He's a cool cat.
If I am being honest, the song is catchy, but it's of the annoying variety. I can only imagine the hell a parent must go through after reading this to their kid. Somewhere Eric Litwin is laug...more
If I am being honest, the song is catchy, but it's of the annoying variety. I can only imagine the hell a parent must go through after reading this to their kid. Somewhere Eric Litwin is laug...more
Words cannot begin to explain how much I love this book! I have read this book to individuals of all ages and they absolutely love it! This book is included in the Pete the Cat series and it is an interactive text that will definitely liven up any home, classroom, story time, and library. Pete the Cat and his Four Groovy Buttons is about how he loses his buttons because they pop off one at a time. This book incorporates simple subtraction as well. Pete conveys a positive message and encourages t...more
Danny and Jill both love this book. They sing and dance to it while I read it. We went to the website and downloaded the soundtrack of the author reading the story, and they like to listen to that as well. Even Danny has parts memorized already. It is the only book that when I tried to return it to the library, Jill cried desperately "no!" So, I renewed it instead.
I really like the main message. So there is a cat named Pete. He loves the groovy buttons on his favorite shirt. The buttons keep pop...more
I really like the main message. So there is a cat named Pete. He loves the groovy buttons on his favorite shirt. The buttons keep pop...more
Oh my, what a fun way to introduce the concept of simple subtraction to Pre-K and Kindergarteners! Pete once again bops his way down the street wearing his favorite attire, but this time it isn't his white shoes. In this outing Pete sports a bright yellow shirt with four groovy buttons. His repetitive chant fits nicely into the chant from "Play that Funky Music." just substitute Pete's words for "And they were dancing, and singing, and grooving to the music." You will have a whole class grooving...more
Until Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons won the Geisel Honor this year, I hadn't heard of this series at all. But when I went to the website (as printed on the book jacket), I discovered that there are songs (author Eric Litwin is a children's musician) and activities. So if you're interested in something that you can build an activity (storytime) or curriculum around, Pete's your man. But I thought that Pete the Cat was sooo cheesy and repetitive. Definitely for the very, very young (thi...more
With a little hep cat vibe and hip vocabulary, this picture book contains an excellent message for its readers, young and old, as well as providing simple subtraction problems. Pete the cat adores his four buttons, but one by one, they pop off. Instead of becoming upset, he simply finds the joys that are still around him, even celebrating his bellybutton once all the buttons have disappeared. After all, as he reminds himself, "Buttons come and buttons go" (unpaged). This would be a perfect book...more
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons
Created and illustrated by James dean
Story by Eric Litwin
I was very impressed with the concept and the idea behind this book. It not only is an easy read for young children but it also works in a math aspect throughout the story. So therefore the author is ‘killing 2 birds with one stone’. With the moral of the story being that items in life come and go, and to ‘just let it go’ being the focal point of the authors intent, the concept of losing buttons fi...more
Created and illustrated by James dean
Story by Eric Litwin
I was very impressed with the concept and the idea behind this book. It not only is an easy read for young children but it also works in a math aspect throughout the story. So therefore the author is ‘killing 2 birds with one stone’. With the moral of the story being that items in life come and go, and to ‘just let it go’ being the focal point of the authors intent, the concept of losing buttons fi...more
This is the first Pete the Cat book that I have read. My son begged for it when we did his book order this month because they have read a few of the books at school. In this book Pete the Cat has a favorite shirt that has 4 groovy buttons on it. Here and there, a button pops off. In the end, even though his shirt no longer has buttons it is all good. Buttons come and buttons go and as he looks down at his buttonless shirt he saw that he still had his belly button. In this book children will lear...more
The story starts with Pete the Cat putting on his favorite shirt with the four “groovy” buttons. He loves the buttons so much that he goes along singing a song about them. Then, one by one, the buttons pop off and Litwin asks the kids to figure out how many are left. After that the author also asks “Did Pete cry? Goodness no! Buttons come and buttons go.” It happens after every button, so the repetition helps kids get familiar with the story. The song Pete sings rhymes, but it is hard to get a g...more
Summary: Pete the cat loves the buttons on his shirt so much that he makes up a song about them, and even as the buttons pop off, one by one, he still finds a reason to sing.
First heard this song during a toddler story time with my son. All the kids and parents loved this book and sang along. We all thought the ending was just too cute! A real crowd pleaser!
Pete the cat loves his button, his 4 groovy buttons. Each time one pops off he still sings about his groovy buttons, 3, 2, 1, and then he s...more
First heard this song during a toddler story time with my son. All the kids and parents loved this book and sang along. We all thought the ending was just too cute! A real crowd pleaser!
Pete the cat loves his button, his 4 groovy buttons. Each time one pops off he still sings about his groovy buttons, 3, 2, 1, and then he s...more
As a pop phenomenon, I can see why this could take off, become kind of viral.
As a concept book on simple subtraction, it works. The cat's "it's all good" attitude and standard coolness provides some subtle humor as he loses his buttons in random settings. Overall there's not much here. The return to the refrain, the song, provides a decent moment for imagining what the tune would be like and how it would sound being sung instead of read as prose.
But then I see that they want me to download the...more
As a concept book on simple subtraction, it works. The cat's "it's all good" attitude and standard coolness provides some subtle humor as he loses his buttons in random settings. Overall there's not much here. The return to the refrain, the song, provides a decent moment for imagining what the tune would be like and how it would sound being sung instead of read as prose.
But then I see that they want me to download the...more
Litwin, Eric, and James Dean. Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons. New York, NY: Harper, 2012. Print. 40 p.
Vibrant painted illustrations greet readers upon opening Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons. Presented in a silly, light-hearted style, the book introduces young readers to the idea of subtraction. Cross-curriculum activities would be easily incorporated as young children learn math skills while Pete the Cat loses his buttons. Math sentences are displayed as Pete’s buttons contin...more
Vibrant painted illustrations greet readers upon opening Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons. Presented in a silly, light-hearted style, the book introduces young readers to the idea of subtraction. Cross-curriculum activities would be easily incorporated as young children learn math skills while Pete the Cat loses his buttons. Math sentences are displayed as Pete’s buttons contin...more
This is a great book to introduce to your students when they are beginning to learn about subtraction. In the book Pete has four buttons and as the books continues he looses each of his buttons. This would also be a great book for learning number sentences. As Pete looses each of his buttons the illistrations are great because it shows the buttons "popping" off. Overall this is just a great book for students to read because not only will it help them with math but they will enjoy reading it. Bei...more
Don't really need to be on the lookout for great books to use with 2's and 3's in storytimes, but somehow I keep looking for them anyhow. And this is definitely one! Even has a nod to content literacy with subtraction a major theme. But it's the bright, clear colors, repetitive language and irrepressible optimistic cat that will make the kids like this. They won't mind the cool things Pete's doing either--e.g., skateboarding and surfing. And, I can just see the satisfied look on their faces when...more
Another Pete the Cat hit for Eric Litwin! Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons is all about how much Pete loves his shirt with its groovy buttons, but, POP! Buttons keep falling off. But does Pete the Cat cry? Absolutely not. He just keeps walking and singing his song. (There is another free online download of the song for this book.) Finally, when all the buttons fall off, he still has his belly button! This book demonstrates subtraction and writes out the number sentence for each button lo...more
I absolutely love Pete the Cat books. This is a good book for subtraction and number sentences. Pete is wearing a shirt but as he’s walking along one by one his buttons keep popping off. It is a very simple fun way to learn and read about subtraction. I think it’s great that the book actually gives the number sentence, because students need that visual. Also I think it could be a good way to teach simple addition, by adding back Pete’s buttons on his shirt then writing a number sentence. This is...more
Just when you think the Pete the Cat series can't come up with something new... I had to admit, when I saw the title of the book, I didn't think it would be as good as the other two books in the series. At first, I just liked the catchy tune (as we read the book, we listened to the song on the computer. I highly recommend listening to the books and downloading the songs. They really enhance the books! And it's free!). But the book threw me at the end... I didn't think that's where it was going t...more
Pete the Cat loves his four big, colorful buttons so much that he sings a song. But one by one the groovy buttons pop off, starting from 8am in the morning until high noon. He's a good sport though, the sky is always blue and heck he even goes surfing. The buttons keep on rolling and Pete just keeps on singing, even when he has only one left. Colorful primary text emphasizes the numbers as we count down. The song can be heard on the Harper Collins Website at http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com...more
This is the first Pete the Cat book I've read and it is all right, but they have become so popular, I guess I was expecting more. I went online to hear the song that goes with the book and it was nothing special either, although I can see how kids would like singing along and since the song is free, it makes for a free audiobook which is nice. This book won a Seuss Honor this year, so I guess I'll need to purchase the series now. The story is a counting book where Pete starts with four buttons b...more
I love this story about Pete the Cat and so does my 4 year old. Pete loves his shirt with 4 buttons and sings a song about the shirt. But then, oh no, a button pops off and rolls away...how many does he have now? Only 3...4-1=3 Great book to introduce subtraction or counting down. Cute story and I love that Pete doesn't get upset or complain..."Did Pete cry? Goodness, no! Buttons come and buttons go." I also love what happens when the last button falls off his shirt. Super cute story. Love the i...more
I've been a fan of Pete the Cat since I met him. Kids love Pete. Little kids, big kids, all kids. He's a snappy dresser, he sings, and he uses the word "groovy". What's not to love? Now, we have this third book in the series, and it is absolutely perfect for PreK kiddos. I'm pretty excited for the chance to read this with our 4-year-olds when school starts back.
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons not only teaches kids how to count backward from 4, it also teaches them to not sweat the smal...more
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons not only teaches kids how to count backward from 4, it also teaches them to not sweat the smal...more
Pete is one of my favorite characters today. In this book he starts out with 4 buttons and them one pops off! Now how many does Pete have left? As the day goes on he loses all of his buttons! But he still has his belly button!!
This book I really enjoy! I would use this in my classroom when my students start learning number sentences. The book actually shows the number sentence! For example, 4-1=3 which I think is great for early learners. This way they will have a visual to help them learn.
This book I really enjoy! I would use this in my classroom when my students start learning number sentences. The book actually shows the number sentence! For example, 4-1=3 which I think is great for early learners. This way they will have a visual to help them learn.
I would use this book in a Pre-k or Kindergarten class to teach about very basic addition and subtraction. Teachers could gives the students buttons and have them re-enact the story. The teacher could then talk about how when he "lost" a button it was subtraction, and if we sewed them back, we would be adding. The teacher could also turn this into a math center and increase the number of button and give the student different recording sheets with different scenarios.
I found the first Pete the Cat book online by accident, so when I found this book in the new kid's book section at the library, I immediately picked it up. I Love My White Shoes was a really cute book with a really catchy song attached to it, so I knew this one would be fun. With its bright primary colors and one really cool cat named Pete, my 10 1/2 month old really liked this! Plus it's a fun way to learn about subtraction. Highly recommended for ages 1-6, 5 stars.
This is a great book for teaching simple subtraction in the classroom! The book would be a good tool for interacting with students. The words are simple and students could pick up on the repetition easily. This is a fun way to get students involved in math. It's also can help students understand that a lot of times when a problem happens everything will be okay, there's no reason to cry, and "life goes on." I would use this in a pre-k and kindergarten classroom.
What is there not to love about Pete? In this book, Pete loses each of his buttons down his shirt until all he has left is his...bellybutton. Via this short-lived problem, we learn colors, subtraction, and the art of being cool when things aren't going our way--and that is my favorite thing about Pete. He is the easy-going guy when a problem appears. And the accompanying song? Kids love that, too. Another winner about Pete the Cat.
My 7 year old granddaughter has me hooked on Pete the Cat. He is a lovable character. This book teaches basic subtraction and rhyming. Pete the Cat never lets anything bother him. Buttons come and buttons go and it is all good. Great pictures in the book too,so colorful. I love Pete the Cat. Can't wait for the new books to come out in Feb. The stuffed Pete the Cat is also a great addition to the books. My granddaughter takes him every where.
My kids LOVE Pete the Cat! We did a unit on Pete the Cat. It is a great book that the kids can easily get involved in and read along with you. It builds confidence in all readers and is really fun for the kids to read. I use this for retelling: we have it at puppet theatre, listening center, felt board and pocket chart. It also teaches kids even when things don't go your way, you just keep on going because it's all good.
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