Rocking in My School Shoes
Rocking in My School Shoes
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Just the Series: Pete the Cat   

Series and Publisher: Pete the Cat   

Annotation: Pete the cat has school shoes that rock! He wears them everywhere: to the library, the lunchroom, the playground, and more, all while singing his special song.
Genre: [Animal fiction]
 
Reviews: 5
Catalog Number: #52629
Format: Perma-Bound from Publisher's Hardcover
Common Core/STEAM: Common Core Common Core
Publisher: HarperCollins
Copyright Date: 2011
Edition Date: 2011 Release Date: 07/26/11
Illustrator: Dean, James,
Pages: 1 volume (unpaged)
ISBN: Publisher: 0-06-191024-4 Perma-Bound: 0-605-53095-5
ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-0-06-191024-1 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-53095-9
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2009053455
Dimensions: 29 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
Horn Book (Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2012)

Guitar-playing Pete of Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes goes to school, introducing readers to the library, the lunchroom, the playground, etc. Without musical accompaniment the text can be numbing ("I'm reading in my school shoes, / I'm reading in my school shoes, / I'm reading in my school shoes"). The joyful art bursting with color rocks, though.

Publishers Weekly (Fri Oct 06 00:00:00 CDT 2023)

In his previous outing, blue cat Pete proved his ability to roll with the punches when his white sneakers were accidentally stained red. Sporting the red treads for the first day of school (they match his electric guitar), Pete is again unflappable. "Pete has never been to the library before! Does Pete worry? Goodness, no! He finds his favorite book and sings his song." School setting aside, little differentiates this book from its predecessor. There's humor to be found in the deadpan expressions of Pete and his fellow cats as he sits with friends in the lunchroom, plays at recess, and solves math problems on the board. But whether the simple refrain and Pete's blasé attitude actually assuage anxious schoolgoers is another story. Pete's song is available as a download. Ages 3-7. (Aug.)

Kirkus Reviews

Pete, the strangely popular musical cat, is back (Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes, 2010), this time showing off all the things he can do in his school shoes. "Pete is going to school, / and he sings this song: / 'I'm rocking in my school shoes, / I'm rocking in my school shoes, / I'm rocking in my school shoes.' " Readers follow the self-confident Pete through his day as he tackles each new experience. Never been to the library? "Does Pete worry? / Goodness, no!" He just reads in his school shoes. From the lunchroom to the playground, Pete eats, sings, paints, adds and writes. Repetitive refrains abound, giving children the chance to chime in, and there is also an opportunity to guess Pete's destination from clues within the text. As in Pete's first outing, there is not much here to get excited about. It seems to be all about the tune and the song that Pete sings. Luckily, the book includes a gift card with a link to a downloadable song (unheard). Dean's Pete is a hip, laid-back navy-blue cat in enormous high-top red sneakers and sometimes carries a red electric guitar. The long, skinny characters all have half-closed eyes, and all are devoid of facial expression. As Pete would say, "It's all good," ...unless you don't know the tune—then you just won't get it. (Picture book. 3-7)

School Library Journal (Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2011)

PreS-K In this sequel to Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes (HarperCollins, 2010), Pete is enjoying a day at school. He explores the library, the lunchroom, and the playground, singing happily with each new discovery. As with the first book, this feline is unflappable. He doesn't worry about noise, confusion, or the unfamiliar and takes everything in stride. The problem with this book seems to be the target audience. The repetition and the simple concepts in the first book appeal largely to the preschool set. That same structure is present here, but a school setting that features a library, a lunchroom, riding a school bus, etc., would seem to indicate a child in kindergarten, who has probably moved beyond Pete. Dean's cartoon illustrations are bright and cheerful, although Pete alternates between walking erect with two sneakers and walking on all fours wearing four. Purchase if you service a large preschool population where the first title is popular, but elementary schools can probably pass in favor of something with a little more substance. Grace Oliff, Ann Blanche Smith School, Hillsdale, NJ

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Horn Book (Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2012)
Publishers Weekly (Fri Oct 06 00:00:00 CDT 2023)
ILA Children's Choice Award
Kirkus Reviews
School Library Journal (Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2011)
Word Count: 319
Reading Level: 2.2
Interest Level: P-2
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 2.2 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 154850 / grade: Lower Grades
Reading Counts!: reading level:3.7 / points:2.0 / quiz:Q00588
Lexile: NP
Guided Reading Level: H

Time to head back to school with this bestselling groovy Pete the Cat book!

Pete the Cat is rocking in his school shoes. Pete discovers the library, the lunch room, the playground, and lots of other cool places at school.

And no matter where he goes, Pete never stops moving and grooving and singing his song...because it’s all good.

The fun never stops—download the free groovin’ song.

Don't miss Pete's other adventures, including Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes,  Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons, Pete the Cat Saves Christmas, Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses, Pete the Cat and the Bedtime Blues, Pete the Cat and the New Guy, Pete the Cat and the Cool Cat Boogie, Pete the Cat and the Missing CupcakesPete the Cat and the Perfect Pizza Party, and Pete the Cat: Crayons Rock!


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