def dict_of_str(json_dict):
    """Given a dictionary; return a new dictionary with all items as strings.

    Args:
        json_dict(dict): Input JSON dictionary.

    Returns:
        A Python dictionary with the contents of the JSON object as strings.
    """
    result = {}
    for key, value in json_dict.items():
        result[key] = '{}'.format(value)
    return result