Title The cat who went to heaven / Elizabeth Coatsworth ; with decorations by Kiddell-Monroe

Edition [New edition] Published London : Dent, 1949 London : J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd, 1949

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Description 60 pages : illustrations, some partly coloured ; 23 cm Series Newbery Medal winner, 1931 Newbery Medal winner ; 1931 Summary A poor Chinese artist receives a commission to paint a picture of the death of Buddha for the local temple.As he paints, his little cat slowly wastes away because cats, of all animals, were never blessed by Buddha Notes First published in U.S.A. in 1930 Newbery Medal, 1931 Subject Gautama Buddha. SUBJECT Buddha http://id.loc.gov/authorities/childrensSubjects/sj96004936 -- Fiction. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/childrensSubjects/sh99001562 Subject Artists -- Juvenile fiction. Artists -- China -- Folklore. Buddhism -- Juvenile fiction. Buddhism -- China -- Folklore. Cats -- Juvenile fiction. Cats -- China -- Folklore. Legends -- China -- Juvenile literature. Poverty -- China -- Folklore. Self-sacrifice -- Folklore. Buddhism -- Fiction. Cats -- Fiction. SUBJECT Japan http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78089021 -- Juvenile fiction. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001687 Japan -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069426 -- Juvenile fiction. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001687 Genre/Form Fiction. Author Kiddell-Monroe, Joan, illustrator LC no. 30021929 ISBN 0027197107 9780027197105

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