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Pete the Cat
Pete the Cat and the New Guy
There's a new guy in town, and Pete can't wait to meet him. After all, more friends means more fun. But who can he be?
When Pete finally meets Gus, he realizes they're very different from each other. But that's what makes him cool: Gus is special in his own way, just like Pete and just like you, and there is something everyone can do!
When Pete finally meets Gus, he realizes they're very different from each other. But that's what makes him cool: Gus is special in his own way, just like Pete and just like you, and there is something everyone can do!
36 pages, Audiobook
Published August 5, 2014
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July 3, 2023
Simpaticul Pete si gascal ui incearca sa se imprieteneasca cu nou venitul Gus, dar initial nu gasesc nimic in comun... Pana cand se aude din curtea lui Gus un zgomot placut urechilor lui Pete.
August 9, 2014
Sigh, when Eric Litwin and James Dean parted ways, this series went down the toilet hole. This book has a good message, but bad, bad execution.
July 9, 2018
Pete has a new neighbor Gus. They go on an adventure doing different activities, which Gus couldn't do. He was sad and wasn't having any fun. The next day Pete heard sounds coming from Gus home and found him playing the drums. They found something that they all could do together that was fun. They all can play an instrument.
July 17, 2019
Pete the Cat is eager to meet his new neighbor in this sixth full-sized picture-book devoted to his adventures. Gus the platypus may be quite different from him, in both appearance and interests, but our feline hero thinks that's cool. Then, as Pete and Gus spend some time with the other animals, it begins to look as if Gus won't be able to join in on many of their activities. Fortunately, Gus has an interest - playing music - that everyone can share...
Although I appreciated both the positivity displayed in Pete the Cat and the New Guy, regarding the idea of meeting and befriending newcomers, and the message about everyone having their own talents and strengths, I felt that Kimberly Dean's rhyming text was somewhat awkward here, just as it was in her first Pete the Cat title, . I definitely prefer Eric Litwin's sing-song narratives, found in the first four books in the series. Leaving that aside, the artwork here was as colorful and fun as ever, and I suspect that determined fans of cool cat Pete will enjoy this venture into his world, whatever the quality of the text.
Although I appreciated both the positivity displayed in Pete the Cat and the New Guy, regarding the idea of meeting and befriending newcomers, and the message about everyone having their own talents and strengths, I felt that Kimberly Dean's rhyming text was somewhat awkward here, just as it was in her first Pete the Cat title, . I definitely prefer Eric Litwin's sing-song narratives, found in the first four books in the series. Leaving that aside, the artwork here was as colorful and fun as ever, and I suspect that determined fans of cool cat Pete will enjoy this venture into his world, whatever the quality of the text.
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November 5, 2024Spoiler—the platypus is a drummer.
October 21, 2016
Book Review of: Pete the Cat and the New Guy
This book is about Pete, a cat who is with his friends playing their new rock song when they hear a noise. The next day a new friend comes to meet Pete and he just moved yesterday; his name is Gus. The problem is when they go playing Gus is not good at anything. Will Gus be able to do anything with his new friends?
I like this book and I would recommend it for students/kids who don’t feel in the group with their friends. I would recommend this book to kindergartners or kids/students who are learning how to read. The pictures could be there to help understand the story. I like this book because there are a little bit of rimes and it is a little funny.
This book is about Pete, a cat who is with his friends playing their new rock song when they hear a noise. The next day a new friend comes to meet Pete and he just moved yesterday; his name is Gus. The problem is when they go playing Gus is not good at anything. Will Gus be able to do anything with his new friends?
I like this book and I would recommend it for students/kids who don’t feel in the group with their friends. I would recommend this book to kindergartners or kids/students who are learning how to read. The pictures could be there to help understand the story. I like this book because there are a little bit of rimes and it is a little funny.
June 18, 2019
Pete the Cat and his friends can’t wait to meet the new guy who have just moved to their town. Gus the platypus was an animal they had never seen before. As they become friends, Pete the Cat invites Gus to different activities/games but, poor Gus is not good at these regular things Pete and his friends do. Eventually, Pete, Gus, and his friends find something they all are good at, playing instruments (a band).
Many times, young students feel they don’t belong in a group because they are not good at something. A teacher can use this book in a lesson plan about accepting our differences and celebrating our uniqueness. Maybe, the teacher can have his/her early readers draw or write something they consider themselves good at (or master!) or something unique about them and share it with their peers. I believe children would love this book because children can be engaged during a read-aloud by repeating the rhymes throughout the book.
Many times, young students feel they don’t belong in a group because they are not good at something. A teacher can use this book in a lesson plan about accepting our differences and celebrating our uniqueness. Maybe, the teacher can have his/her early readers draw or write something they consider themselves good at (or master!) or something unique about them and share it with their peers. I believe children would love this book because children can be engaged during a read-aloud by repeating the rhymes throughout the book.
July 12, 2019
Pete the Cat meets a new friend, Gus the platypus. During the week, Pete takes Gus around to meet his friends. They try to play together, but Gus is not good at climbing, jumping and juggling. Each time Pete responses, "Don't be sad, don't be blue. There is something everyone can do!" What can a platypus do that everyone else can do?
I like Pete the Cat books. This one teaches about acceptance and working together to find similarities among friends. The illustrations are bold and colorful. The text has a rhythm but only the refrain rhymes. Recommended for kindergarten and up.
I like Pete the Cat books. This one teaches about acceptance and working together to find similarities among friends. The illustrations are bold and colorful. The text has a rhythm but only the refrain rhymes. Recommended for kindergarten and up.
August 28, 2014
While I know the Pete the Cat books have little lessons within about positive attitudes and such, this one was just a tad more didactic in getting along, accepting differences (and limitations), and finding things in common with others. Still worked, but it's not my favorite Pete the Cat. This would have been great in my recent music-theme. But could still work in a Friends theme, or animal theme, or even a platypus theme. (I know another 1 or 2 with a platypus character.)
April 22, 2015
Students love Pete the Cat, and this is no exception. Pete is a cool cat who dresses in over-sized sneakers. The words are rhyming and the colors are bright and bold, eye-catching to all students. In this story, Pete can do some things easily, while his new friend Gus, the Platypus can't seem to do those same things as easily. Pete teaches Gus that there is something that everyone can do well. It's an overall lesson in being aware and appreciative of differences in others.
February 22, 2015
Pete the Cat is back! This time he helps Gus the platypus, the new neighbor, find what he is good at so that he can play with Pete and his friends.
January 10, 2018
"Don't be sad, don't be blue. There is something everyone can do."
January 9, 2022
♥😻😹♥💃🕺🏼🙀👀👀You're hilarioussss right now. 😛🤣😂😩 🧖🏾🧖🏾♀️🤦🏽č♀️👯č♀️�
May 19, 2016
Once again, since taking over from Eric Litwin, James Dean delivers a Pete the Cat disappointment.
A new guy moves into Pete's neighborhood and Pete is excited to meet him. The new guy is a platypus named Gus and Pete is thrilled to meet someone different. As they meet the other residents of the neighborhood Gus learns that they all have different interests and talents. However he also begins to feel like he isn't good at anything. Pete assures him that everyone is good at something. In the end Gus does find something he's good at and so is everyone else.
A good message but the writing is clunky. The rhymes rarely work. Since Dean took over Pete's books seem to be all about positive messages. This is not a bad thing. But could he be a bit less beat-readers-over-the-head and in your face about teaching life lessons? Ugh.
A new guy moves into Pete's neighborhood and Pete is excited to meet him. The new guy is a platypus named Gus and Pete is thrilled to meet someone different. As they meet the other residents of the neighborhood Gus learns that they all have different interests and talents. However he also begins to feel like he isn't good at anything. Pete assures him that everyone is good at something. In the end Gus does find something he's good at and so is everyone else.
A good message but the writing is clunky. The rhymes rarely work. Since Dean took over Pete's books seem to be all about positive messages. This is not a bad thing. But could he be a bit less beat-readers-over-the-head and in your face about teaching life lessons? Ugh.
August 12, 2014
Pete, I love you and your white shoes. Please give the frequent, increasingly mediocre follow ups a rest.
On a more personal note, the librarian at my public library baby storytime read this one to a dozen babies under the age of 2 today. It did NOT go over well with either the little ones or their parents.
On a more personal note, the librarian at my public library baby storytime read this one to a dozen babies under the age of 2 today. It did NOT go over well with either the little ones or their parents.
September 8, 2014
This is sad. What has happened to Pete the Cat?! The illustrations, text, and flow is disheartening. I'm afraid even the biggest fans will be disappointed in this latest book.
2 stars because it's Pete and the kids love him. If it was any other, regular, new-comer picture book, I'd have given it 1 star.
2 stars because it's Pete and the kids love him. If it was any other, regular, new-comer picture book, I'd have given it 1 star.
October 5, 2014
The newest Pete the Cat is an improvement to the last few Pete books that have missed the mark. Pete meets and befriends a new neighbor Gus, the Platypus. Good rhyme structure with opportunities for children to make predictions on what will happen next. I didn't particularly like the message which seem to be conformity instead of uniqueness.
April 14, 2015
The overall message of this book is cute. Reading it to Amaya, though, the rhyming was really muddled. It was clearly meant to rhyme, but I couldn't really get the rhythm as it kept changing. That really bugs me in a kids book. I know how ridiculous that sounds. But - that's real life. Have a consistent rhyme scheme.
March 4, 2019
Pete the Cat and the New Guy is another fun preschool-1st grade installment in a series that teaches valuable lessons with brightly colored illustrations and simple, straight-forward text. The best part of the series, though, are all the videos and songs on the Pete the Cat and PreKAutism websites. Used together, kids will laugh, play, sing, and learn.
September 8, 2014
Barely 2 stars. The magic of the first three Pete the Cat books was missing from the most recent two: Pete the Cat and his Magic Sunglasses and this title, Pete the Cat and the New Guy. Even the illustrations are subpar compared to the original. So sad.
March 3, 2015
I am so, so sorry die-hard fans of Pete the Cat. This series needs to end. Right now. Before another horribly written book is published.
Pete still looks great, but my kid told better (and more grammatically correct) stories when he was four.
(Eric Litwin, you are SO missed.)
Pete still looks great, but my kid told better (and more grammatically correct) stories when he was four.
(Eric Litwin, you are SO missed.)
June 18, 2015
The message was decent, but it wasn't as...I don't know....cool? Pete is the coolest cat around and the language he used to use was an important part of his persona. It had a vintage feel. That element is definitely missing here.
November 21, 2017
Pete meets his new neighbor and friend, an animal who is half platypus and half beaver! It is fun to be different and through the book we learn how each character has something special about themselves.
September 3, 2014
Well...I think it's safe to say I'm done with Pete the Cat. The storylines have become "schooly" and the rhymes do not flow well. Stop writing these books now.
January 21, 2015
My preschooler loves Pete the Cat!!! I enjoy reading these stories!
January 3, 2020
Pete thecat is one coool cat. Mum gives him the voice of a coool jazz musician and it’s very fitting.
April 15, 2023
giving up on adult books tbh
August 28, 2014
oh, Pete the Cat....you used to be cool! What happened to Eric Litwin?!?
June 10, 2023
According to the publisher, "more friends means more fun." Sure, that's a fine way for a preschooler to start thinking about friendship.
With added experience, and cognitive development, surely, children (and adults) can develop more discernment. But every one of us must start our learning somewhere, somehow.
Here's what I do - and don't - have in common with Pete the Cat
LIKE PETE THE CAT, IN THIS STORY
When I meet a new person, I still have this default reaction:
I really hope it's a new friend for me.
BUT UNLIKE PETE THE CAT
With the standards of an adult, I can sort out potential acquaintences from those strangers who won't be worth my time.
Just as, here on ŷ, we have the option with friend requests to either accept or ignore.
BUT THIS BOOK TEACHES CHILDREN A DIFFERENT LESSON: EVERY STRANGER IS FRIEND MATERIAL
This kind of assumption is one way to understand what's being taught here. Much like this often-repeated refrain, taught to picture book readers as though it's an important reason to push yourself to like everybody:
You're not like me, and I am not like you, but I think being different is really very cool.
Really?
Well, sure, you other Goodreaders may believe it's helpful to teach children unconditional tolerance, or friendliness, or nonjudgment in this way?
Well, for your sake I'm rating this as a FIVE STAR book.
PERSONALLY?
To this Goodreader, this book feels like do-gooder pressure being taught to impressionable children.
Doing things together with people? The proposed solution...
This doesn't mean that a person necessarily likes a potential friend. Does it?
Personally, I think there are better things to teach children, as they learn about social skills.
In any case, the example of parents and caregivers will be a bigger influence on kids. Don't you agree, Goodreaders?
Please share your thoughts in COMMENTS below.
With added experience, and cognitive development, surely, children (and adults) can develop more discernment. But every one of us must start our learning somewhere, somehow.
Here's what I do - and don't - have in common with Pete the Cat
LIKE PETE THE CAT, IN THIS STORY
When I meet a new person, I still have this default reaction:
I really hope it's a new friend for me.
BUT UNLIKE PETE THE CAT
With the standards of an adult, I can sort out potential acquaintences from those strangers who won't be worth my time.
Just as, here on ŷ, we have the option with friend requests to either accept or ignore.
BUT THIS BOOK TEACHES CHILDREN A DIFFERENT LESSON: EVERY STRANGER IS FRIEND MATERIAL
This kind of assumption is one way to understand what's being taught here. Much like this often-repeated refrain, taught to picture book readers as though it's an important reason to push yourself to like everybody:
You're not like me, and I am not like you, but I think being different is really very cool.
Really?
Well, sure, you other Goodreaders may believe it's helpful to teach children unconditional tolerance, or friendliness, or nonjudgment in this way?
Well, for your sake I'm rating this as a FIVE STAR book.
PERSONALLY?
To this Goodreader, this book feels like do-gooder pressure being taught to impressionable children.
Doing things together with people? The proposed solution...
This doesn't mean that a person necessarily likes a potential friend. Does it?
Personally, I think there are better things to teach children, as they learn about social skills.
In any case, the example of parents and caregivers will be a bigger influence on kids. Don't you agree, Goodreaders?
Please share your thoughts in COMMENTS below.
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August 30, 2017
Summary:
One normal day. Pete the cate was jammin� out in a band with his friends. All of a sudden, there was a new guy! He was an animal they had never seen before, but being different is cool. The only problem is that the new guy was not very good at some of the regular things that Pete and his friends did. But fear not, because everyone’s good at doing something! Pete, the new guy, and his friends are on a mission to find something fun that they could all do together.
Evaluation:
This is a great book for children because it promotes inclusiveness and individuality. Pete said, “You’re not like me and I’m not like you, but I think being different is really very cool.� (p. 10). The reader can make a connection with the book characters about finding what things they are good at, and celebrating how they are unique.
Teacher Recommendation:
This book is a great resource for teaching students about accepting others� differences, and working to include others. I would read the book aloud, and then have a collaborative discussion with my students. Afterwards, they could make posters about their strengths and weaknesses, and then I might create groups based on similar strengths or interests.
One normal day. Pete the cate was jammin� out in a band with his friends. All of a sudden, there was a new guy! He was an animal they had never seen before, but being different is cool. The only problem is that the new guy was not very good at some of the regular things that Pete and his friends did. But fear not, because everyone’s good at doing something! Pete, the new guy, and his friends are on a mission to find something fun that they could all do together.
Evaluation:
This is a great book for children because it promotes inclusiveness and individuality. Pete said, “You’re not like me and I’m not like you, but I think being different is really very cool.� (p. 10). The reader can make a connection with the book characters about finding what things they are good at, and celebrating how they are unique.
Teacher Recommendation:
This book is a great resource for teaching students about accepting others� differences, and working to include others. I would read the book aloud, and then have a collaborative discussion with my students. Afterwards, they could make posters about their strengths and weaknesses, and then I might create groups based on similar strengths or interests.
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