The Cat Who Went to Heaven

Brief Description:
In ancient Japan a struggling artist is angered when his housekeeper brings home a tiny three-colored cat he can barely afford to feed

Biographical Note:

Elizabeth Jane Coatsworth was a writer of fiction and poetry for children and adults. She won the 1931 Newbery Medal from the American Library Association award recognizing The Cat Who Went to Heaven as the previous year's "most distinguished contribution to American literature for children."

Lynd Kendall Ward was an American artist and novelist, known for his series of wordless novels using wood engraving and his illustrations for juvenile and adult books. His wordless novels have influenced the development of the graphic novel.