Books by James Dean

About

James Dean is the original creator and illustrator of Pete the Cat. He is a self-taught artist originally from Fort Payne, Alabama. His passion for drawing became apparent at a young age, and as a child, you could find James drawing his favorite characters like Snoopy and Yogi Bear.

James earned his degree in electrical engineering from Auburn University and went on to work for Georgia Power for a number of years. Eventually, he was called to pursue his art full-time and began selling his work at art festivals around the Southeast.

It was during this time that he began creating paintings and drawing of his cat, Pete. The little blue cat showed up as a character in James's artwork around 1999 and has been a permanent fixture ever since.

James Dean's art has been sold in more than ninety galleries and shops across the United States. He has devoted his paintings to Pete the Cat for fifteen years and turned his natural love for cats into his life's work. James published his first book, The Misadventures of Pete the Cat, a history of his artwork, in 2006, and he illustrated his first self-published children's book, Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes, in 2008. There are now almost 100 published Pete the Cat titles with more coming out all the time.

James is humbled every day by the success that this groovy blue cat has brought him. He says positively affecting children's lives is his number one priority, and he is grateful to have such an amazing audience to work for.

Titles

Pete the Cat: Too Cool for School

Kimberly Dean, James Dean, et al.

$16.25

Pete at the Beach

James Dean

$16.25

Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons

Eric Litwin, Kimberly Dean, et al.

$19.99
$18.59

Pete the Cat: Cavecat Pete

James Dean and Kimberly Dean

$4.99
$4.64

Pete the Cat: The First Thanksgiving

Kimberly Dean and James Dean

$6.99
$6.50

Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses

Kimberly Dean and James Dean

$17.99
$16.73

Pete the Cat Giant Sticker Book

James Dean and Kimberly Dean

$12.99

Pete the Cat's Got Class: Includes 12 Flash Cards, Fold-Out...

James Dean and Kimberly Dean

$10.99
$10.22

Pete the Cat: Robo-Pete

James Dean and Kimberly Dean

$4.99
$4.64

Pete the Cat's Super Cool Reading Collection: 5 I Can Read...

Kimberly Dean and James Dean

$24.99
$23.24

Pete the Cat's Big Doodle & Draw Book

James Dean and Kimberly Dean

$12.99

Pete the Cat and the Tip-Top Tree House

James Dean and Kimberly Dean

$4.99
$4.64

Pete the Cat and the Treasure Map

James Dean and Kimberly Dean

$5.99
$5.57

Pete the Cat: Five Little Ducks: An Easter and Springtime...

James Dean and Kimberly Dean

$9.99
$9.29

Pete the Cat's Train Trip

Kimberly Dean and James Dean

$16.99
$15.80

Pete Jr Doll

James Dean

$20.00
$18.60

Go, Pete, Go

James Dean

$16.25

Pete the Cat: Meet Pete

James Dean and Kimberly Dean

$9.99
$9.29

Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes

Eric Litwin, Kimberly Dean, et al.

$18.99
$17.66

East of Eden

$19.98

Pete the Cat: My First I Can Draw

James Dean and Kimberly Dean

$9.99

Construction Destruction

James Dean

$16.25
$15.11