"Based on the Amazon Prime Video original series that was inspired by the classic bestselling picture book series!

Pete the Cat is whipping up a delicious dish for his class’s potluck. Pete can’t wait to share his banana casserole with his classmates. It’s his favorite lunch!

But it turns out that his friend Grumpy Toad hates bananas. How can he hate bananas if he's never tried one before? Pete shows Grumpy trying something new can be supercool and groovy with the “Three Bite Rule.”

This brand-new Pete the Cat picture book retells groovy moments from the show!"

Quoted material in this review is from the book's Amazon page.

The bulk of my personal review is in the further comments section near the bottom.

Pete the Cat fans, parents whose kids don't mind words like "whipping up" a recipe.

Pete the Cat

The eating of flies. Though I guess that'd be funny to non-vegetarian / non - vegan kids?

Go back to the old fashioned Pete the Cat books.

Amused and interested.

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About the Author

James Dean is the #1 New York Times bestselling creator and illustrator of Pete the Cat. He is a self-taught artist originally from Fort Payne, Alabama. He published his first book, The Misadventures of Pete the Cat, a history of his artwork, in 2006, and he illustrated his first children’s book, Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes, in 2008. There are now dozens of published Pete the Cat titles, all inspired by James’s real-life rescue pet.


Kimberly Dean is an artist, yoga enthusiast, and #1 New York Times bestselling author. Before fulfilling her dream of becoming a full-time author and artist, she worked for the governor’s press office in the state of Georgia. Her dreams became a reality in 2013 with the release of her first children’s book, Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses. She has written many books since then, including the Willow and Oliver series. Kimberly lives in Georgia with her dog, Gypsy, and cat, Phoebe."

It's mostly entertaining.

The aforementioned flies.

I didn't know, until checking out this book, that there even was a Pete the Cat Amazon Prime Video original series based on James Dean's classic Pete the Cat children's books.

Until reading this book, I used to think that a more modern graphic layout would be better, but I found myself missing the old (apparently) hand-drawn graphics. It was still fun to read though. I imagine if I read it to my youngest nephew he would love the whole thing, because he loves cats and has a great sense of humor.

This book tells the story of Pete the Cat, Grumpy Toad and Pete the Cat's class potluck. Before the potluck started, Grumpy Toad was at Pete's house, where Pete's mom shared her three-bite rule. Apparently, if you watch the video, there's a song for it. I didn't watch the video so I made up music in my head as I read the words. That did make it more fun.

So, her rule is that before you can say you hate anything, you have to try three bites of it. This went well at the potluck, until it was time to eat what Grumpy Toad brought (bet you can figure this one out! Hint - it was in my "didn't like" section. And, being personally vegan, no I would not apply Pete's mom's three-bite rule. ).

Even so, it was a mostly cute and fun read. I think I prefer the old-fashioned books, but I'd read more of these new ones if my library offered them.

I borrowed a copy of this book from my local library.

I rated this review 13+ because of the use of words like "whipping," even though it's used in the cooking sense.

Just in case you're curious about the ranking of this book on Amazon:
"Best Sellers Rank: #607,506 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)

#189 in Children's Cooking Books
#369 in Children's Frog & Toad Books
#484 in Children's Cat Books (Kindle Store)"

I smiled when I saw it was high in the children's cooking books section. It's not really a cookbook, but it does have some cooking in it. And I had zero idea that there even was a " Children's Frog & Toad Books" category! That made me want to write a Children's Frog & Toad Book. Maybe my nephews will want to help. That'd be fun thing to do together.

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