Eric Litwin

Eric Litwin
Litwin at a National Book Festival reading, August 2014
Litwin at a National Book Festival reading, August 2014
Born (1966-08-16) August 16, 1966 (age 58)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materGeorge Washington University
University at Albany.
GenreChildren's fiction
Website
ericlitwin.com

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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Georgia Authors | Georgia Center for the Book | Supporting Libraries, Literary Programs and Georgia's Rich Literary Heritage".
  3. ^ 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".