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Pete the Cat
The Misadventures of Pete the Cat
If black cats scare you, assuring you of bad luck ahead, you will love Pete the Cat. Portrayed in a midnight blue, Pete the Cat will charm you, entertain you, and make you wish you had a cat just like him. He only stayed around long enough to help artist James Dean make the courageous leap from successful engineer to starving artist, but after Pete, James was no longer starving. Delightfully portrayed in many cat and un-cat activities, Pete will keep you smiling all the way to the end.
100 pages, Hardcover
First published June 1, 2006
About the author
James Dean
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James Dean is the original creator and illustrator of Pete the Cat. He is a self-taught artist originally from Fort Payne, Alabama. His passion for drawing became apparent at a young age, and as a child, you could find James drawing his favorite characters like Snoopy and Yogi Bear.
James earned his degree in electrical engineering from Auburn University and went on to work for Georgia Power for a number of years. Eventually, he was called to pursue his art full- time and began selling his work at art festivals around the Southeast. It was during this time that he began creating paintings and drawing of his cat, Pete.The little blue cat showed up as a character in James’s artwork around 1999 and has been a permanent fixture ever since.
James Dean’s art has been sold in more than ninety galleries and shops across the United States. He has devoted his paintings to Pete the Cat for fifteen years and turned his natural love for cats into his life’s work. James published his first book, The Misadventures of Pete the Cat, a history of his artwork, in 2006, and he illustrated his first self-published children’s book, Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes, in 2008. There are now almost 100 published Pete the Cat titles with more coming out all the time. James is humbled every day by the success that this groovy blue cat has brought him. He says positively affecting children’s lives is his number one priority, and he is grateful to have such an amazing audience to work for.
James Dean is the original creator and illustrator of Pete the Cat. He is a self-taught artist originally from Fort Payne, Alabama. His passion for drawing became apparent at a young age, and as a child, you could find James drawing his favorite characters like Snoopy and Yogi Bear.
James earned his degree in electrical engineering from Auburn University and went on to work for Georgia Power for a number of years. Eventually, he was called to pursue his art full- time and began selling his work at art festivals around the Southeast. It was during this time that he began creating paintings and drawing of his cat, Pete.The little blue cat showed up as a character in James’s artwork around 1999 and has been a permanent fixture ever since.
James Dean’s art has been sold in more than ninety galleries and shops across the United States. He has devoted his paintings to Pete the Cat for fifteen years and turned his natural love for cats into his life’s work. James published his first book, The Misadventures of Pete the Cat, a history of his artwork, in 2006, and he illustrated his first self-published children’s book, Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes, in 2008. There are now almost 100 published Pete the Cat titles with more coming out all the time. James is humbled every day by the success that this groovy blue cat has brought him. He says positively affecting children’s lives is his number one priority, and he is grateful to have such an amazing audience to work for.
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May 26, 2024
This is a rare, self-published book of folk art featuring Pete the Cat by James Dean. It's the first book with Pete, having been published in 2006. It's an art book and not a story book. However, while having the same folk art style as the children's series, the works in this book are more refined, and feature renditions of famous artworks that include Pete. I recommend reading it to your Pete the Cat fan if you can find it, but no copies are currently available for purchase, and there are no scans of it on the Internet that I could find. I hope to share my copy with the Internet Archive if they're willing, so that more children can enjoy it.
December 1, 2018
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February 5, 2021A good book to give the kids a good laugh!
October 25, 2019
when i was pre-k it used to be hard for me to make friends because i was shy but when my mom got me the book Pete the cat i felt like i had something i could always laugh and read everyday. Pete the cat was kind of like a friend to me.
August 25, 2008
This is a love story, and also a song about creativity. Wonderful.
September 26, 2019
A book of James Dean's Pete-the-(Blue)-Cat artworks. Pete, Pete in his favorite chair, Pete in famous artworks...
November 18, 2011
I love Pete the cat and own three prints of him! This book features paintings of Pete and showcases artwork which really captures cat behavior and cat body language and behavior. So cute.
February 23, 2013
This story could be read to students and then compared to others in the series. This would teach students about text-text comparisons between the same author.
March 22, 2014
Big fan of "Pete" series. I think these books are great and hold the interest of the child.
August 10, 2007
Amusing paintings by a fellow cat admirer.
November 17, 2017
One of the starting points for Pete the Cat. Hard not to like the little fellow.
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