Alabama NewsCenter — Why this Alabama town loves Pete the Cat
By: Haley Laurence
Right in downtown Fort Payne is a set of bronze statues to honor country supergroup Alabama, which famously hails from the small northeast Alabama town. A huge mural of the town’s other superstar, Pete the Cat, resides across the street from the statues of Randy Owen and the gang.
In case you haven’t been around kids in the past decade, let me explain: The “Pete the Cat” children’s book series is a global phenomenon. There are more than 100 books chronicling the adventures of the calm, groovy cat (and its friends), and it doesn’t look to be letting up anytime soon. The books have been on the New York Times Best Sellers list for hundreds of weeks, and they’ve been translated into more than a dozen languages. There was a four-season Amazon Prime Series in which Elvis Costello and Diana Krall voiced some of the characters. The beloved cat even has celebrity fans like Leonardo DiCaprio.
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