Pete the Cat is one very cool dude.  He is a blue cat, and in this book, he is a blue cat with some “cool, blue, magic sunglasses”.  Wait and see what magic they can do.

Pete is blue, and not just in color.  He’s a blue cat who is feeling blue.  Pete has “the blue cat blues”.  Walking down the street, he runs into Grumpy Toad, a toad that was never happy.  Bummer…not the kind of guy you want to run into when you’re feeling blue, yourself.  Today, though, Grumpy Toad has a smile on his face.  Why?  Grumpy Toad has a pair of “cool, blue, magic sunglasses,” that help him “see things in a whole new way.”  He gives the glasses to Pete.  When Pete puts on the glasses, all of a sudden he sees that, “The birds are singing. The sky is bright.  The sun is shining. I’m feeling ALRIGHT!”  Pete takes his trusty skateboard and continues on his way in a sunnier mood.

Pete runs into Squirrel, Turtle and Alligator.  All of them are having terrible days until Pete shares his cool, blue, magic sunglasses with them.  Once they put on the magic sunglasses, they see what Pete saw and are feeling ALRIGHT!”  Pete keeps cruising on his skateboard when ACK! …he falls off his skateboard and the cool sunglasses crack.  Luckily, a wise old owl is nearby and tells Pete that he actually doesn’t need those sunglasses.  He just needs to remember to “look for the good in every day.”

What a cool way to talk about times when you’re feeling grumpy, angry, frustrated or just plain blue.  I loved it; my kids loved it, and we’re feeling ALRIGHT!  So, be cool, and read this great book, too.