This third grade teacher wanted to pep up his students' reading time so he started adding music. A chance encounter at a stoplight with an artist known for his cat paintings led to a 2008 self-published book about a cat who stains his white shoes. The book led to a publishing contract and three more books. The duo performed at schools, the artist creating a cat painting to leave behind while the author read the story and played guitar. At an Austin school the microphone failed, and the audience of kids recited the book from memory. The illustrator and his wife now write the books in the growing series, but the original author has gone on to write The Nuts and The Poop Song. He has no children and no cats. The author is Eric Litwin, and the artist is James Dean.The cat is Pete, based on the artist's adopted pet.
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