{{Short description|American storyteller and musician (born 1966)}} {{Infobox writer <!--For more information, see :Template:Infobox Writer/doc.--> | name = Eric Litwin | honorific_prefix = | honorific_suffix = | image = Eric litwin 3347.JPG | image_size = | alt = | caption = Litwin at a National Book Festival reading, August 2014 | native_name = | native_name_lang = | pseudonym = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|08|16}} | birth_place = New York City, U.S. | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | death_place = | resting_place = | occupation = | language = | nationality = American | ethnicity = | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = George Washington University <br> University at Albany | period = | genre = Children's fiction | subject = <!-- or: | subjects = --> | movement = | notableworks = <!-- or: | notablework = --> | spouse = <!-- or: | spouses = --> | partner = <!-- or: | partners = --> | children = | relatives = | awards = <!-- major awards only --> | signature = | signature_alt = | years_active = | module = | website = {{url|ericlitwin.com}} | portaldisp = <!-- "on", "yes", "true", etc; or omit --> }} '''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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AT&p_theme=at&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=112FCD8DA8F104A0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=Battle of Atlanta: 142nd Anniversary. Civil War showdown revisited: Ghostly tales, tours of sites will mark turning point for re-enactment |date=20 July 2006 |newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |pages=JB4 |accessdate=20 April 2010 |archive-date=9 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609135451/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AT&p_theme=at&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=112FCD8DA8F104A0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.georgiacenterforthebook.org/Georgia-Literary-Map/Georgia-Author-Detail.php?record_id=194 | title=Georgia Authors &#124; Georgia Center for the Book &#124; Supporting Libraries, Literary Programs and Georgia's Rich Literary Heritage }}</ref>

Litwin is a former classroom teacher in special education.<ref>https://www.lineupthebooks.com/an-interview-with-ny-times-bestselling-author-and-former-special-ed-teacher-eric-litwin-2/</ref> He has two Masters degrees, one in Education and one in Administration.<ref>https://www.lineupthebooks.com/an-interview-with-ny-times-bestselling-author-and-former-special-ed-teacher-eric-litwin-2/</ref>

==Works==

*{{cite book|title=Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t2KlwOaE6t0C|date=26 July 2011|publisher=HarperCollins|isbn=978-0-06-191024-1}} *{{cite book|others=Illustrator James Dean|title=Pete the Cat|year=2008|publisher=HarperCollins|isbn=978-0-06-206560-5}} *{{cite book|others=Illustrator James Dean|title=Pete the Cat Saves Christmas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iaXqAAAAQBAJ|date=23 December 2013|publisher=HarperCollins|isbn=978-0-06-211065-7}} *''Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons'', HarperCollins Publishers Limited, 2014, ISBN 9780007553679 *{{cite book|title=The Nuts: Bedtime at the Nut House|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pHrEAwAAQBAJ|date=29 July 2014|publisher=Little, Brown Books for Young Readers|isbn=978-0-316-25775-6}}<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lodge|first1=Sally|title=Eric Litwin Goes 'Nuts' in New Series|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/60747-eric-litwin-goes-nuts-in-new-series.html |accessdate=2 September 2014 |newspaper=Publishers Weekly |date=January 23, 2014 |quote=The inspiration behind ''Bedtime at the Nut House'', said Litwin, was his belief that "every family I know, including mine, is nutty".}}</ref> *''Groovy Joe: Ice Cream and Dinosaurs''. Illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld. Orchard Books, 2016

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==External links== {{Portal |Children's literature}} * {{official |ericlitwin.com}} * [http://sprockster.com/page/exclusive-interview-with-award-winning-author-eric-litwin Interview] (no date) at Sprockster.com * {{LCAuth|n2006182770|Eric Litwin|7|}}

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