![]() He drew landscapes and buildings, and one day drew a picture of his cat, Pete, and began to make a living doing that. He was an electrical engineer for a while, but then quit to be an artist. James watched his father, a self-taught artist, and grew up drawing Snoopy and Yogi Bear. James didn’t start out to write children’s books, and Pete wasn’t his first four-legged drawing buddy. One of the first books he fell in love with was Treasure Island, which is still one of his favorite books. James said his parents didn’t buy him a lot of children’s books. She loved the Trixie Belden and Nancy Drew mysteries because she loved pretending she was a detective. ![]() Kimberly fell in love with books from the moment she could read, a love she inherited from her dad. When Kimberly and James realized they loved to read Meet The New York Times bestselling couple behind the unflappable cat that has been getting Georgia reading for years. James and Kimberly sat down at their kitchen table in 2004 to tell Pete’s story, together. ![]() ![]() ![]() James never saw Pete again, but he continued to paint his furry pal-in blue, because he heard that people thought black cats were bad luck. James adopted a scrawny black kitten in 1991, and a year later, that fun-lovin’ cat with itchy paws, stepped out and kept on truckin’. Pete may be a national treasure among teachers and students across the country, but here in Georgia we get to claim him as our own adopted pet. ![]()
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