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A review by hlburke
The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth, Lynd Ward
3.0
I can't remember if I've read this before or just other versions of the same tale/myth, but I read it out loud to my nine-year-old (didn't keep my five-year-old's interest) recently.
The ending weirded her out, and I don't think it got the reaction intended because she was both laughing at how odd the ending was and maybe tearing up a little bit because dead cat.
I don't know how accurate a representation this is of Buddhism, but it definitely did bring up a chance to discuss different religions and beliefs.
Still, that ending, I think is supposed to be deep and what not, but at the line where the cat just suddenly drops dead of happiness seeing herself in the picture, Coryn was like, "What?"
then she started giggling because to her that was so silly, that the cat died of happiness. Then she teared up a little because "dead cat" then she laughed some more and had to go tell her little sister how ridiculous it was.
The ending weirded her out, and I don't think it got the reaction intended because she was both laughing at how odd the ending was and maybe tearing up a little bit because
I don't know how accurate a representation this is of Buddhism, but it definitely did bring up a chance to discuss different religions and beliefs.
Still, that ending, I think is supposed to be deep and what not, but
then she started giggling because to her that was so silly, that the cat died of happiness. Then she teared up a little because "dead cat" then she laughed some more and had to go tell her little sister how ridiculous it was.