Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes

by Eric Litwin

Hardcover, 2010

Status

Available

Call number

813.6

Publication

HarperCollins (2010), Edition: Illustrated, 40 pages

Description

As he walks down the street, Pete the cat sings about his brand new white shoes as they change from red to blue to brown to wet.

User reviews

LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26

Cool-cat Pete is moseying along one day, in his white shoes, singing a song, when (Oh no!) he steps in a pile of blueberries, and ends up with blue shoes instead. Rather than cry, Peter changes his tune, now celebrating his blue shoes, and when he steps in a pile of strawberries, alters his outlook

once again. Come what may, Pete is one feline who knows how to relax, and roll with the punches!

The singsong narrative of Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes will lend itself to reading aloud, and will undoubtedly please younger children, who will be charmed by the cadence of the text, and engrossed by its repetition. The colorful artwork by James Dean is likewise engaging, with a humorous, slinky quality that suits its subject. All in all, this is a sweet little book, one that effortlessly conveys the message, through its entertaining text, that the disappointments and challenges of life can be made less onerous by the right attitude. Recommended to cool cats, younger children who are learning their colors, or story-hour listeners who enjoy singsong-style picture-books.

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LibraryThing member charlottetokle

I found this book when I was doing ESL observation at East Side. This book is good for ELLs because it has a lot of repeitiotn and they can work on predicting.

LibraryThing member JCogdil1

I had heard such great things about "Pete the Cat" books, however, I found them to be okay and not spectacular. I was looking for a little more depth in the plot of the story and it felt as though something was missing. I do like the great illustrations and the moral at then end of the story. My

three year old daughter loves to say the repeated text along with me.

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LibraryThing member RachelPeterson

This story is about Pete the Cat, who has white shoes, he steps in all sorts of things that change the color of his shoes. This book is great for young children, and is even better with an audio version. It brings the story to life, the song is also very wonderful and the story is easy to follow

and predictable.

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LibraryThing member Vue

A fun and engaging book for young readers. This book tells of a cat that never lets something ruin his day. He was always happy and singing his song even with the change of colors on his shoe.

LibraryThing member kanders2

I think these books are really catchy, and will be a quick favorite for children who like music.

LibraryThing member KristenCollins

Summary- Pete the cat loves his brand new white shoes. As he walks around he encounters all kinds of messes making his shoes change colors. Each time the shoes change color he sings his song "I love my (insert color) shoes..." At the end of the book Pete tells us the moral of the story is "No

matter what you step in, keep walking along and singing your song because it's all good".

Personal reaction- I love this book. It is very catchy and is great to read aloud. I found myself really enjoying singing the "I love my _____ shoes" song. It is one of my 5 year old's favorite books.

Classroom Extensions-
1. While reading aloud I would have the children sing Pete's song along with me.
2. I would have the children yell out the color each time Pete stepped in a new mess!This will help with recognizing their colors.
3. This book is perfect for a child learning his or her colors. I would have my class draw pictures using all of the colors of Pete's shoes.

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LibraryThing member AmyLu

Pete the cat loves his white shoes! While walking around Pete steps in various items that turn his white shoes different colors, but Pete never worries about it. The moral of the stoy is that no matter what you step in, keep going and singing your song.

LibraryThing member NatRenschen

Pete The Cat is a great book to sing along to! It has a jazzy chorus, colorful illustrations, and a good lesson about colors!

LibraryThing member Crystal.Axelson

I LOVED this book. I loved how predictable it was and how the kids were able to help out in the story reading process. I thought the song that went along wit it was a great way to get kids more excited about reading.

LibraryThing member caitlin.wester

Pete The Cat is a good book to integrate song and reading into for young children. There is recordings of the song online and it can be and effective tool to engage students in the book. It features substantial repetition that can make children feel included in the story because the know what will

be coming next.

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LibraryThing member Emily_Cobenais

Pete has white shoes, but walks through various things that turn his shoes different colors. You can sing along to the words and it allows a lot of involvement. This is for Early Childhood.

LibraryThing member JennaScott

"Pete the Cat" is a story about a cat who has a pair of white shoes that he loves. As he is walking around he keeps stepping in things and getting them dirty but Pete does not get upset.

I loved this book, we read it in class.

LibraryThing member E.OB

Pete the cat takes an adventure one day with his lovely white shoes. He comes to discover that his white shoes would not stay white for long but would change many different colors. During this processes Pete does not get mad that his shoes don't stay white but accepts that they have changed colors

and likes it. Great lesson to learn about not getting mad about the small things and to find something good about the situation. Recommended to get the song with it, it is very catchy and the children will love it.

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LibraryThing member amcnutt

This book is about Pete the Cat who steps in different colored things, which end up changing the colors of his shoes. He then sings "I love my _____ shoes" every time his shoes change colors. it is great for interaction with the children and for helping them with their colors. I think that this

would be a great book for the first grade level and you could make a felt board with a cat on it and have the students put the correct shoes on the cat.

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LibraryThing member HelenDiekoff

Pete the Cat has a pair of white shoes and steps in all sorts of things and changes the color of them. This book is great for young children, with a song included along in the story. This book is very predictable and great for young elementary school children.

LibraryThing member PiperSchaapveld

This short children's story is about a cat that is walking along and comes across multiple situations that change his white shoes a different color. He does not worry and keeps walking along singing about his shoes.
This is a great book because it really states that even if something is wrong, not

to worry, and keep going. It is a great symbol of "going with the flow".
This would be a great story for younger age groups, pre-K, to earlier primary grades.

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LibraryThing member tmaslen

Pete the cat loves his white shoes, but he does not let the colors of the world change his mood as they change the colors. Pete sings along, "I love my (insert color) shoes..." to each color his shoe changes to throughout the story. The repetitive refrain invites readers to read and sing along.

LibraryThing member AlyshaKnandel

This book is about Pete the cat and his shoes. His shoes start off as white and end up many different colors throughout the book.

LibraryThing member tfink

Pete starts off with white shoes, but steps in different things throughout his journey and gets his shoes dirty. I like that this book is predictable and the kids can say the story along with me.

LibraryThing member kaylekatzung

This book is about pete the cat who keeps changing the colors of his shoes. As the story goes on he steps in different things which changes the colors of his white shoes. This is a great predictable book for younger elementary students.

LibraryThing member JenJ.

Pete the Cat is a pretty low-key guy. While he loves his white shoes so much that he sings about it, when he steps in stuff and they change colors it doesn't phase him one bit. Whether his shoes are white, red, blue, brown or even wet, Pete keeps singing his song and enjoying life.

The guessing and

song elements make this a great pick for storytime - the kids loved to shout out the color of Pete's shoes as they changed and they bopped right along to the little tune I made up for Pete's song. There's a retro/hipster type feel to Pete's character. Illustrations are by James Dean who has apparently been drawing and watercoloring Pete for a long time in other forms of art. The whole effect is a little quirky which means it won't be to everyone's taste, but I think it's fun.

Used for Shine Those Shoes Storytime - Terrific Ts and Preschool 5/4/10; Family 5/6/10.

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LibraryThing member KimJD

As Pete the Cat sees his white shoes change from red to blue to brown to wet, no worries... it's all good in his world. The understated cat is in fine form and primary students will love the catchy chorus that is an integral part of the story.

LibraryThing member jennycheckers

Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes, written by Eric Litwin and illustrated by James Dean (2010) is a funny, catchy, darling tale about Pete the Cat and his white shoes. Even though he steps in strawberries, blueberries, mud, and water, he just keeps on singing.

This is a great read aloud, and

children will catch on to its repetitive storyline right away, perhaps joining in during the read aloud. Pete the Cat sends a great and simple message, too, that no matter what happens, "it's all good." Grades PreK-2.

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LibraryThing member pussreboots

My daughter and I have read Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin in two forms: picture book and audio. Both versions are a cute story about a tuxedo cat with new white shoes rolling with the punches when he steps in different messy things.

The book also teaches some colors,

specifically red, blue and brown. Pete the cat ends up stepping in strawberries, blueberries and mud. He's got to be the calmest cat ever because he doesn't get upset. He just keeps on singing his song.

And that song, since I'm not all that musically inclined, is why I prefer the audio book. Really, I guess, it's more of a read along CD but we've put the CD in the car and the book's on the shelf at home. The song is more than catchy; it's an ear worm. And it makes my daughter laugh. As Pete would say, "It's all good."

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