Eric Litwin
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.
Eric Litwin
- Name
- Eric Litwin
- Born
- 16 August 1966
- Birthplace
- New York City, U.S.
- Education
- George Washington University University at Albany
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- writer · musician · narrator
- Fields
- music · literature · music and literature
- Languages
- English
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• Name — Eric Litwin • Born — 16 August 1966 • Birthplace — New York City, U.S. • Education — George Washington University University at Albany • Genre — Children's fiction • Website — ericlitwin.com
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Eric Litwin, recorded as a children's author and musician, was born in 1966 in New York, NY. The birth is recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Life
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. Litwin is a former classroom teacher in special education. He has two Masters degrees, one in Education and one in Administration.
Works
Works
* * * • Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons, HarperCollins Publishers Limited, 2014, ISBN 9780007553679 * • Groovy Joe: Ice Cream and Dinosaurs. Illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld. Orchard Books, 2016
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