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K-3I Can Read Book series.
Pete the Cat is excited for a snow day, but after three of them, he can't wait to go back to school. The unrealistic story has Pete plowing the roads so school can reopen and he can share his snow adventures during show-and-tell. Repetition in the easy-to-navigate text, along with the recognizable characters in Dean's signature illustrations, increase the new-reader appeal.