“Pete the Cat I Love My White Mask” adapted by the BenAnna Band 

"Pete the Cat I Love My White Shoes" by Eric Litwin
*we do not own the book or song*
Recorded and Mixed by Ryan Moyer
Adapted by the BenAnna Band
We love "Pete the Cat I Love My White MASK" because it not only normalizes wearing a mask but the hook of the book is "Did Pete cry? Goodness no!" Experiencing these moments of resiliency with Pete helps to create a positive attachment to an accessory that might feel new and even strange at first, but can help to teach children how applying kindness and consideration can make the world a safer, healthier place.
Along with these goals of reinforcing new safety protocol behaviors, we also sought to address cognitive goal areas such as color recognition, pattern recognition/sequencing, and short term memory recall. To musically emphasize these growth moments and encourage opportunities to sing/read along, we recorded "gang vocals" to simulate a classroom participating in this storytime experience together.