The Cat Who Went to Heaven ISBN13：9781416949732 出版社：Simon & Schuster 作者：Elizabeth Jane Coatsworth; Raoul Vitale (ILT) 裝訂／頁數：平裝／88頁 規格：19.7cm*12.7cm*1.3cm (高/寬/厚) 版次：3 出版日：2008/01/08 藍思閱讀分級： 1000L 《到過天堂的貓》 一位日本窮畫家，意外收養了一隻三色貓，並叫牠為「福氣」--“Good Fortune”，小貓的出現為畫家帶來好運，受委託畫一幅「佛祖」要掛在廟裏。畫家因此展開一段神遊之旅，在畫出「佛祖」時，還有一些代表各種不同意義的動物，每一種動物都是一個故事。而三色貓「福氣」卻一直沒出現在主人的畫中，原來傳說中「貓」是不受到祝福的動物，不能上天堂。畫家在最後將為他帶來好運的福氣貓也畫進了畫作裏。但廟祝看到畫中出現的貓之後非常生氣，打算隔日在廟裏燒毀，就在此時奇蹟竟然發生了！「佛祖」接受了福氣，展現了神對萬物的慈悲心！ A Newberry Medal Winner This timeless fable has been a classic since its first publication in 1930, and this beautifully reillustrated edition brings the magic and wonder of the tale to a new generation of readers. In ancient Japan, a struggling artist is angered when his housekeeper brings home a tiny white cat he can barely afford to feed. But when the village's head priest commissions a painting of the Buddha for a healthy sum, the artist softens toward the animal he believes has brought him luck. According to legend, the proud and haughty cat was denied the Buddha's blessing for refusing to accept his teachings and pay him homage. So when the artist, moved by compassion for his pet, includes the cat in his painting, the priest rejects the work and decrees that it must be destroyed. It seems the artist's life is ruined as well--until he is rewarded for his act of love by a Buddhist miracle.