New York Timesbestselling author and artist James Dean brings readers in for a big school surprise in Pete the Cat and the Surprise Teacher. When Pete goes to school, he finds out his teacher is out sick and the substitute teacher is . . . his mom! It s up to Pete to teach the teacher what school is all about.Pete the Cat and the Surprise Teacher is a My First I Can Read book, which means it s perfect for shared reading with a child. "