Meet james and kimberly dean—and pete—their groovy cat

Learn more here. While the old warnings about your permanent record may be a myth, what happens in grade school can affect your entire life. Just ask James Dean, the illustrator whose bestselling Pete the Cat books now entertain early readers across the country. He was always trying to learn something. Now James and his wife Kimberly, who is also an artist and writer, are helping children to learn to read with Pete the Cat.

Originally, James had created drawings and paintings for adults while living in Athens, GA, including some based on a scrawny black kitten that he had rescued from a shelter and named Pete. Then James had a chance meeting with a singer-songwriter who was a Pete the Cat fan, and who had written a song about the character that he had recorded for Dean that very day.

Join New York Times bestselling author and artist James Dean's Pete the Cat on his groovy adventures, from racing with Turtle, swimming with Bob, to fighting a.

That book and three more by Litwin and Dean all became best-sellers. The Deans moved to Savannah about four years ago, lured as many are by its beauty and history. They are as busy as ever and feel overwhelmingly humbled by the response to the Pete the Cat books. They hope to honor what the character has meant to children with more stories to come.

He stays calm and looks for something good in everything.

New York Times bestselling author and artist James Dean brings us a brand-new fun format featuring everyone's favorite groovy cat, Pete the Cat! With 8 colorful.

Parents and teachers have expressed immense gratitude for what Pete the Cat has done for their kids. They use Pete in a beautiful way. James and Kimberly Dean love to hear that children who were not interested in reading will gladly read all of the Pete the Cat books.