# Eric Litwin
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{{Short description|American storyteller and musician (born 1966)}}
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| alma_mater = [George Washington University](/source/George_Washington_University)
[University at Albany](/source/University_at_Albany)
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'''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](/source/Pete_the_Cat)'' books.[{{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](/source/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 }}]
==Life==
Litwin was born in [New York City](/source/New_York_City). He graduated from [George Washington University](/source/George_Washington_University), and the [University at Albany](/source/University_at_Albany%2C_SUNY). He moved to [Atlanta](/source/Atlanta), [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(U.S._state)), in 1993.[{{cite web | url=http://www.georgiacenterforthebook.org/Georgia-Literary-Map/Georgia-Author-Detail.php?record_id=194 | title=Georgia Authors | Georgia Center for the Book | Supporting Libraries, Literary Programs and Georgia's Rich Literary Heritage }}]
Litwin is a former classroom teacher in special education.[https://www.lineupthebooks.com/an-interview-with-ny-times-bestselling-author-and-former-special-ed-teacher-eric-litwin-2/] He has two Masters degrees, one in Education and one in Administration.[https://www.lineupthebooks.com/an-interview-with-ny-times-bestselling-author-and-former-special-ed-teacher-eric-litwin-2/]
==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](/source/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}}[{{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".}}]
*''Groovy Joe: Ice Cream and Dinosaurs''. Illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld. Orchard Books, 2016
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==External links==
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* [http://sprockster.com/page/exclusive-interview-with-award-winning-author-eric-litwin Interview] (no date) at Sprockster.com
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