20 must-read picture books books like Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes by James Dean, Eric Litwin

Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes

By: James Dean , Eric Litwin

4.19

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

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

If you liked the picture books plot in Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes by James Dean, Eric Litwin , here is a list of 20 books like this:

Cover of Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! by Mo Willems

1. Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!

By: Mo Willems

4.33

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

PreSchool-Grade 2-The star of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (Hyperion, 2003) returns in anoth… read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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2. Llama Llama Red Pajama

By: Anna Dewdney

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Llama, Llama red pajama waiting, waiting for his mama. Mama isn’t coming yet. Baby Llama starts … read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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3. Pete's Big Lunch

By: James Dean

4.23

Format: 510 pages, Paperback

In this cool beginning reader, Pete uses creativity to create a delicious sandwich and then teaches… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • cats
  • storytime
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4. Creepy Carrots!

By: None , Peter Brown

4.29

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The Twilight Zone comes to the carrot patch in this clever picture book parable about a rabbit who … read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
Cover of Hi! Fly Guy (Fly Guy, #1) by Tedd Arnold

5. Hi! Fly Guy (Fly Guy, #1)

By: Tedd Arnold

3.79

Format: None pages, Paperback

When Buzz captures a fly to enter in The Amazing Pet Show, his parents and the judges tell him that… read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Pete the Cat: Pete at the Beach by James Dean, Teddy Walsh

6. Pete the Cat: Pete at the Beach

By: James Dean , Teddy Walsh

2.70

Format: None pages, Audio

Pete and his mom and brother go to the beach! Pete has lots of fun collecting shells and building a… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • cats
  • storytime
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7. No, David!

By: David Shannon

3.75

Format: 132 pages, Hardcover

When author and artist David Shannon was five years old, he wrote a semi-autobiographical story of … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
Cover of There is a Bird on Your Head! (Elephant & Piggie, #4) by Mo Willems

8. There is a Bird on Your Head! (Elephant & Piggie, #4)

By: Mo Willems

4.03

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that Pi… read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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9. Play Ball!

By: James Dean

3.35

Format: 520 pages, Hardcover

Pete the Cat has a mitt, a ball, and a bat. He's ready to play baseball! Pete's team, the Rocks, is… read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • cats

10. Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes

By: James Dean , Eric Litwin

4.19

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Time to head back to school with this bestselling groovy Pete the Cat book! Pete the Cat is rocking… read more

Similar categories in James Dean's Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes book and James Dean's Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes

  • music
  • childrens
  • school
  • picture books
  • animals
  • cats
  • storytime

11. If You Take a Mouse to School

By: Laura Joffe Numeroff , Felicia Bond

2.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The Barnes & Noble Review Bringing a plucky mouse to school isn't the wisest idea, no matter how mu… read more

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12. Pete the Cat: Scuba-Cat

By: James Dean

3.86

Format: 262 pages, Paperback

New York Times bestselling author and artist James Dean brings Pete the Cat's world to life under t… read more

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13. Pete the Cat: Too Cool for School

By: James Dean , Kimberly Dean

3.14

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Pete the Cat can't decide what outfit he should wear to make him look cool for school. He has so ma… read more

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14. David Goes To School

By: David Shannon

3.50

Format: 121 pages, Hardcover

David's teacher has her hands full. From running in the halls to chewing gum in class, David's high… read more

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15. Creepy Pair of Underwear!

By: None , Peter Brown

4.67

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

Jasper Rabbit is NOT a little bunny anymore. He's not afraid of the dark, and he's definitely not a… read more

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16. Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?

By: Eric Carle , Bill Martin Jr.

3.78

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The author and illustrator team behind the classic Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? turn th… read more

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17. The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!

By: Mo Willems

4.32

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

When Pigeon finds a delicious hot dog, he can hardly wait to shove the entire thing in his beak. Bu… read more

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18. The Pigeon Wants a Puppy!

By: Mo Willems

4.44

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

He really, really, REALLY wants one. He'll take really good care of it! What's the matter--don't yo… read more

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19. Pete the Cat's Train Trip

By: James Dean

5.00

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Pete the Cat is back in New York Timesbestselling artist James Dean's beginning reader Pete the Cat… read more

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20. The Pout-Pout Fish

By: Deborah Diesen , Dan Hanna , None

1.00

Format: 64 pages,

A NEW YORK TIMESBEST SELLER Deep in the water, Mr. Fish swims about With his fish face stuck In a p… read more

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21. Llama Llama Misses Mama

By: Anna Dewdney

3.69

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

Strange new teacher. Strange new toys. Lots of kids and lots of noise! What would Llama like to do?… read more

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22. The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7)

By: Jory John

4.17

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

The Big Cheese is the best at everything, and brags about it, too. When the annual Cheese-cathlon c… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
Cover of The Pigeon Has to Go to School by Mo Willems

23. The Pigeon Has to Go to School

By: Mo Willems

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Una aventura del nostre colom preferit! El divertit i famós personatge de Mo Willems s’enfronta a u… read more

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  • childrens
  • school
  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
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24. Creepy Crayon!

By: Aaron Reynolds

4.32

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

A #1 New York Times bestseller! From the team behind the New York Times bestselling Creepy Carro… read more

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  • childrens
  • school
  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
Cover of We Don't Eat Our Classmates (Penelope Rex, #1) by Ryan T.  Higgins

25. We Don't Eat Our Classmates (Penelope Rex, #1)

By: Ryan T. Higgins

4.51

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Penelope the dinosaur starts school, but it’s hard to make friends when her classmates are so delic… read more

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  • school
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  • animals
  • storytime
Cover of Pete the Cat's Groovy Imagination by Kimberly  Dean

26. Pete the Cat's Groovy Imagination

By: Kimberly Dean

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

An Instant New York Times Bestseller! When a cloudy gray sky cancels Pete the Cat’s beach day plan… read more

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  • childrens
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Cover of Pete the Cat: Super Pete (I Can Read Level 1) by Kimberly  Dean

27. Pete the Cat: Super Pete (I Can Read Level 1)

By: Kimberly Dean

4.26

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

When there's trouble in town, it’s up to Pete the Cat's alter ego, Super Pete, to save the day! Wit… read more

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  • animals
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  • childrens
  • cats
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28. Llama Llama Loves to Read

By: Anna Dewdney

4.06

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Anna Dewdney's Bestselling Llama Llama series continues with Llama learning to read! Llama Llama l… read more

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  • childrens
  • school
  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
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29. Pete the Cat Goes Camping

By: James Dean

4.26

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

New York Times bestselling author and artist James Dean takes readers along for an outdoor adventu… read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • cats
Cover of Pete the Cat's Trip to the Supermarket by Kimberly  Dean

30. Pete the Cat's Trip to the Supermarket

By: Kimberly Dean

3.74

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

Pete the Cat helps out at the supermarket in this Level 1 I Can Read tale from New York Times bests… read more

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  • childrens
  • cats
Cover of Crayons Rock! (Pete the Cat) by Kimberly  Dean

31. Crayons Rock! (Pete the Cat)

By: Kimberly Dean

4.09

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Pete uses his groovy crayons to draw lots of things, and for the first time ever, he’s drawing his … read more

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9 must-read cats books like Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes by James Dean, Eric Litwin

Transform Your Habits

Pete's Big Lunch

James Dean

4.23

Transform Your Habits

Pete the Cat: Pete at the Beach

James Dean , Teddy Walsh

2.70

Transform Your Habits

Play Ball!

James Dean

3.35

Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes

James Dean , Eric Litwin

4.19

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Transform Your Habits

Pete the Cat and the Cool Cat Boogie

James Dean , Kimberly Dean

4.01

Transform Your Habits

The Fat Cat Sat on the Mat (I Can Read Level 1)

Nurit Karlin

4.24

Transform Your Habits

Pete the Cat Saves Christmas

James Dean , Eric Litwin

4.18

Transform Your Habits

Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes

Kimberly Dean

4.38

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