Eric Litwin (born August 16, 1966), also known as Mr. Eric, is an American storyteller and musician. He is best known as the original author of the Pete the Cat books.[1]
Life
Litwin was born in New York City. He graduated from George Washington University, and the University at Albany. He moved to Atlanta, Georgia, in 1993.[2]
Litwin is a former classroom teacher in special education.[1] He has two Masters degrees, one in Education and one in Administration.[2]
Works
- Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes. HarperCollins. 26 July 2011. ISBN 978-0-06-191024-1.
- Pete the Cat. Illustrator James Dean. HarperCollins. 2008. ISBN 978-0-06-206560-5.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - Pete the Cat Saves Christmas. Illustrator James Dean. HarperCollins. 23 December 2013. ISBN 978-0-06-211065-7.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons, HarperCollins Publishers Limited, 2014, ISBN 9780007553679
- The Nuts: Bedtime at the Nut House. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. 29 July 2014. ISBN 978-0-316-25775-6.[3]
- Groovy Joe: Ice Cream and Dinosaurs. Illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld. Orchard Books, 2016
References
- ^ "Battle of Atlanta: 142nd Anniversary. Civil War showdown revisited: Ghostly tales, tours of sites will mark turning point for re-enactment". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 20 July 2006. pp. JB4. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- ^ "Georgia Authors | Georgia Center for the Book | Supporting Libraries, Literary Programs and Georgia's Rich Literary Heritage".
- ^ Lodge, Sally (January 23, 2014). "Eric Litwin Goes 'Nuts' in New Series". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
The inspiration behind Bedtime at the Nut House, said Litwin, was his belief that "every family I know, including mine, is nutty".
External links
- Official website
- Interview (no date) at Sprockster.com
- Eric Litwin at Library of Congress, with 7 library catalog records
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