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1) 5-minute bedtime stories

Author

Dean, Kim, 1969

Earliest Publication Date

2020

Description

"Snuggle up with your favorite blue cat in these twelve groovy bedtime adventures! Join Pete the Cat as he hosts a fun slumber party, helps the tooth fairy, camps out in the wilderness, and so much more. Each of these stories is an ideal length for reading aloud in about five minutes, which means this collection is the absolutely perfect addition to your bedtime tradition." -- Back cover.

2) 5-minute Pete the Cat stories

Author

Dean, James, 1957

Earliest Publication Date

2017

Description

Pete the cat and the bad banana. Pete the Cat bites into a bad banana and vows never to eat bananas again, even though he generally likes the fruit. Go, Pete, go! A groovy Pete the Cat adaptation of "The Tortoise and the Hare" finds a bike-riding Pete accepting a challenge from Turtle, who has a new racing car with cool gadgets. Sir Pete the brave. When a dragon kidnaps Lady Callie, Sir Pete the Brave must come to her rescue. Rock on, mom and dad!...

3) Adventures of Pete the cat

Author

Dean, James, 1957

Earliest Publication Date

2014

Description

Collects four stories featuring Pete the cat, in which he builds a huge sandwich and decides to share it, enjoys a baseball game in which much goes wrong although he did his best, visits the beach with his family and faces his fear of the water, and learns that being himself is cooler than wearing what his family and friends like best.

4) A Pet for Pete

Author

Earliest Publication Date

2014

Description

Pete the Cat is back with another groovy I Can Read adventure from New York Times bestselling author and artist James Dean.

Pete the Cat can't wait to get a new pet! He gets a goldfish he names Goldie. Pete paints a cool painting of Goldie and now everyone wants a piece of it! But Pete doesn't have enough time to make one for everyone. Will Pete find a way to have fun painting Goldie and have time to finish his homework?

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5) Big Easter Adventure

Author

Earliest Publication Date

2014

Description

#1 New York Times bestseller!

Author and artist James Dean brings us along for a hippity-hoppity Easter adventure with the coolest cat around—Pete!

Pete jumps in to help the Easter Bunny in Pete the Cat: Big Easter Adventure. When Pete wakes up Easter morning, ready to check out his basket of goodies, he discovers the Easter Bunny needs a little extra help. Our favorite groovy

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6) Crayons Rock!

Author

Earliest Publication Date

2020

Description

From rockin' red to cool cat blue, with a box of crayons there's nothing Pete can't do!

Pete uses his groovy crayons to draw lots of things, and for the first time ever, he's drawing his pals. But when Pete shows his artwork to his friends, they don't react the way he expected them to.

Will Pete put his favorite crayons down or find a way to turn it all around? Not to worry! Pete learns there are no mistakes when

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7) Falling for autumn

Author

Dean, Kim, 1969

Earliest Publication Date

2020

Description

Realizing how much he appreciates everything the autumn season has to offer, an ever-groovy Pete the Cat participates in corn mazes, hay rides and apple picking.

8) Falling for Autumn

Author

Earliest Publication Date

2020

Description

New York Times bestselling creators James and Kimberly Dean show us all the wonderful things about autumn. A great book to share with the family at Thanksgiving or anytime!

Pete the Cat isn't sure about the changing of the seasons from summer to autumn. But when he discovers corn mazes, hay rides, and apple picking, Pete realizes there's so much to enjoy and be thankful for about autumn.

9) Firefighter Pete

Author

Dean, James, 1957

Earliest Publication Date

2018

Description

Pete the cat takes a trip to the firehouse, where he tries on a firefighter's gear, takes a ride in a fire engine, and helps save Grumpy Toad from a burning building.

10) Five Little Bunnies

Author

Earliest Publication Date

2020

Description

A New York Times bestseller! Bestselling creators Kimberly and James Dean turn it up in Pete the Cat's groovy adaptation of the classic children's song “Five Little Monkeys”—with a hippity hoppity twist! One night, Pete the Cat was bunnysitting five little bunnies when all of the sudden... Five little bunnies hopping on the bed....! Sing along with Pete the Cat in his fun adaptation of "Five Little Monkeys" Fans of Pete the cat will...

11) Go, Pete, go!

Author

Dean, James, 1957

Earliest Publication Date

2016

Description

New York Times bestselling author-artist James Dean brings us a new Pete the Cat adventure, a special reimagining of "The Tortoise and the Hare" as a race between Pete and Turtle, in Pete the Cat: Go, Pete, Go! Ding, ding. There's nothing Pete the Cat loves to do more on a sunny day than ring his little bell and pedal fast on his bicycle. But on this sunny day, Turtle wants to race someone in his new car. Vroom, vroom! Pete and his bicycle are up...

12) Head to toe: Book 10, Long o

Author

Dean, James, 1957

Earliest Publication Date

2017

Description

In this story, you will read or hear words with the long o vowel sound.

13) I Love My White Shoes

Author

Earliest Publication Date

2010

Description

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. 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.

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14) I love Pete the kitty

Author

Dean, James, 1957

Earliest Publication Date

2017

Description

Pete the Kitty may be little, but he's filled with love. Pete the Kitty loves so many wonderful things in life, like birthday cake, ice cream, his guitar, and more. But what does this groovy kitty love the most?

15) Making new friends

Author

Dean, Kim, 1969

Earliest Publication Date

2021

Description

"In Pete the Cat: Making New Friends, Secret Agent Meow, also known as Pete the Cat, is ready to crack the case! Join Pete and Squirrel as they go on a mission to make new friends. Pete the Cat: Making New Friends is a Level One I Can Read Comic, which means it will introduce children into the world of graphic novel storytelling and encourage visual literacy in emerging readers."--Publisher description.

Author

Earliest Publication Date

2017

Description

With 8 colorful tabs, this sturdy board book will introduce the littlest Pete the Cat fans to Pete and his super-cool group of friends, including Callie, Grumpy Toad, Gus, and more. This fun new format is perfect for even the tiniest paws!

17) Old MacDonald had a farm

Author

Dean, James, 1957

Earliest Publication Date

2014

Description

"Pete the cat learns the sounds of the different farm animals in this twist on the classic song"-- Provided by publisher.

18) Out of this world

Author

Dean, James, 1957

Earliest Publication Date

2017

Description

Pete the cat builds rockets and embarks on a special mission to outer space, where he floats in extra-cool zero gravity.

19) Parents' Day surprise

Author

Earliest Publication Date

2021

Description

Complemented by a coloring poster, a Pete the Cat story, based on the Amazon original series, finds Pete and his friends planning a special surprise for a classmate whose mother cannot attend Parents' Day at school because of her military tour of duty.

20) Pete's big lunch

Author

Dean, James, 1957

Earliest Publication Date

2013

Description

Pete the cat shares his big lunch with his friends.