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Elizabeth Jane Coatsworth (May 31, 1893 – August 31, 1986) was an American 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."
Poems for Children (1951) Miss Granby's Secret (1940) The New Book of Days (1941) Brave Old Woman (1941) Ariadne and the Bull (1945) The Glass Peacock (1946) illustrated by J.R. Burgess, contribution to The Favourite Wonder Book, reprinted 1946, London, Odhams Press Ltd. The Little Bookroom (1955), illustrated by Edward Ardizzone
A poor Japanese artist sends his housekeeper out with a few small coins to buy food. Instead, she brings home a cat from the village, stating that the house is "lonely". [2] The painter is very unhappy with this choice, as he is hungry. He remarks that he cannot even remember what rice cakes taste like, and states that cats are devils.
The poem is chiefly remembered today – especially among cat lovers – for the 74-line section wherein Smart extols the many virtues and habits of his cat, Jeoffry. [31] To this Neil Curry remarks, "They are lines that most people first meet outside the context of the poem as a whole, as they are probably the most anthologized 'extract' in ...
Cala ultimately passed away in my arms due to old age." Here's the viral video of Cala 'performing' her song I Go Meow with Harry the drummer . Cala's owner Elizabeth went on to say, "You all will ...
A pair of pages from a copy of the manuscript at the British Library. The Treatise on Cats (Thai: ตำราแมว, RTGS: Tamra Maeo, pronounced [tām.rāː mɛ̄ːw]), also referred to as the Cat-Book Poems, is a class of samut khoi manuscripts, believed to originate from the Ayutthaya period, though most extant specimens date to 19th-century Thailand.
Earlier this week, a cat named Rosie, who could have been the world’s oldest feline, passed away at the age of 33. The feline was a beautiful tortoiseshell cat and reached 152 human years ...
For the past five years, Sipe had a beloved cat that kept her company, but the cat passed away suddenly. Sipes felt devastated by the loss — she always lived with dogs or cats since she was 4 ...