The Cat Who Went to Heaven was written by Elizabeth Coatsworth and was illustrated by Raoul Vitale. It was first published in 1930 and again in 1958. This edition was published in 2008 and can be gotten from Barnes and Noble. It is a Newberry Medal winner.
A poor artist in ancient Japan is struggling because he has almost no money. It doesn't help when his housekeeper, instead of buying food with what little money they have, brings home a cat. Yet when the head priest commissions a painting of the Buddha for a large sum, the artist believes the cat has brought him luck. But when the artist includes the cat in his painting, he angers the head priest, making him poorer than he was before. It seems like his life is ruined - until he is rewarded for his act by a miracle.
Miracle? Miracle? What was the miracle?
ReplyDeleteHave you ever wondered how many people might have read an award winning book like this one that has been around for such a long time?
Heaven? How did the cat get to heaven? Perhaps I need to read this book.