Julie Paschkis

Aug 12, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Janet Lord |Julie Paschkis |James Dean |Craig Smith

Pete’s fans might find it groovy; anyone else has plenty of other “12 Days of Christmas” variants to choose amongPete, the cat who couldn’t care less, celebrates Christmas with his inimitable lassitude. If it weren’t part of the title and repeated on every other page, readers unfamiliar with Pete’s shtick might have a hard time arriving at “groovy” to describe his Christmas celebration, as the expressionless cat displays not a hint of groove in Dean’s now-trademark illustrations.