Pete the Cat
I Love My White Shoes
by Eric Litwin, James Dean · first published 2008
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(Age 3-7; Preschool to grade) ''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.'' goodreads review: 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...be
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on “Ask HN: What's your favorite children's books?” ↗What's really sad is that now even children's BOOKS are now mainly a promotional channel for TV shows and toys. Book characters like Pete the Cat or whatever exist mainly to prime children to desire the Pete the Cat toys.
on “Toy commercials are being replaced by product placement and YouTube influencers” ↗When my son was around that age he liked Daniel Tiger books. Then Pete the Cat. Catstronauts. Looking at what I just wrote I should probably get him more cat books.
on “Ask HN: Books your kids like most” ↗For my five year old, we have been rate limited on overdrive reading Pete the Cat and Franklin books. Partly because the selection is woeful (about 20 English books) compared to IA's thousands in that category.
on “Judge Decides Against Internet Archive” ↗…times. - Many of the “Construction Site” series books, especially the OG “Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site”. The “Garbage Crew” and “Airport” books featured heavily. - Started to mix in some “Pete the Cat” titles. - “Detective Dog Nell” got a lot of air play. Lots of others, but those are definitely the frequent fliers.
on “Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?” ↗