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A review by k_lee_reads_it
The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth
3.0
A humble painter is convinced by his housekeeper to adopt a cat despite their poor circumstances. Then he is commissioned to paint Buddha by the local priests for the temple. The artist ponders and prepares feeling inspired to paint the homage of the animals to the dying Buddha.
The cat, who becomes rather uncatlike, watches and waits and hopes to be painted like all the other animals in the picture.
Considering this won the Newbery award in 1931, I was plesantly surprised. It reads like a more contemporary piece. I enjoyed the moral of the short novel, and recommend everyone interested in children's literature or in Buddha to read it. It is a good representation of Asian folk and religious tales.
The cat, who becomes rather uncatlike, watches and waits and hopes to be painted like all the other animals in the picture.
Considering this won the Newbery award in 1931, I was plesantly surprised. It reads like a more contemporary piece. I enjoyed the moral of the short novel, and recommend everyone interested in children's literature or in Buddha to read it. It is a good representation of Asian folk and religious tales.