Books with author Elizabeth Coatsworth

Dedication Page by Author: This book I do especially owe To Bobbie and I've told her so. And all the other books I've done Are kittens of this mother one. "The Cat and the Captain" is Elizabeth Jane Coatsworth's First book for children and was originally published in 1928 by Macmillan. It is a charming children's story about a mischievious Cat who MAKES Trouble, when he can't find it, and boasts of his "badness". He is owned by a sea Captain who feels that his Cat is a true comrade and shipmate BUT, Mrs. Tillie Todd has a different opinion.

The Cat Who Went to Heaven And Died is a 1930 novel by Elizabeth Coatsworth that won the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1931. The story is set in ancient Japan, and is about a penniless artist and a calico cat his housekeeper brings home. The storyline is supposedly based on an old Buddhist folk tale, and includes, as asides, a short telling of the Buddha's life, and brief accounts of some of the Buddha's previous lifetimes as animals, as in the Jataka tales. At the end of each of the eight chapters is one of the housekeeper's songs, her insightful commentary on what is happening.