Saturday, September 29, 2012

The Cat Who Went to Heaven, Newbery Winner 1931


This was a sweet, simple story. I am a cat person so the name of the story greatly appealed to me. I believe that children would enjoy this book, but an adult with some knowledge of Buddhism will need to be on standby. I really don't know more than basic tenures of Buddhism but I found the story easy enough to follow. It is a really short tale and there is no plot, but you come to really love the little cat, Good Fortune. It would be interesting to hear more of the old Buddhist folktales, they were new to me and I found it quite interesting to hear how there was a story about all the different animals in the painting. The ending was very satisfying, though some may find it sudden.

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