Angel Cat FROM THE PUBLISHER
Do cats go to heaven? Matthew believes his cat Yin did. How else could he explain what he saw the night of the fire? Was it a dream? Or was it really Yin lighting his dark bedroom with her angel glow? This beautiful story, written and illustrated by Michael Garland, tells of one pet's undying devotion to her family, It is a story that will linger in the heart and mind long after the book is closed.
FROM THE CRITICS
Children's Literature - Meredith Kiger
Matthew and Gillian have two cats named Yin and Yang. Yin is tragically killed by a car, leaving Yang and the family to mourn her absence. Then Yang begins to act as if Yin was still around, jumping and playing. The family begins to feel signs of a mysterious presence in the house. Could Yin's spirit still be around? One night, a spark from the fireplace ignites the living room carpet. Something mysteriously awakens the family, and they quickly put out the fire. Matthew seems to sense what has happened. Brilliantly colored drawings add to the magic.
Children's Literature
Matthew and Gillian have two cats named Yin and Yang. Yin is tragically killed by a car leaving Yang, as well as the family, to mourn her absence. Then Yang begins to act as if Yin was still around, jumping and playing. The family begins to feel signs of a mysterious presence in the house. Could Yin's spirit still be around? One night, a spark from the fireplace ignites the living room carpet. Something mysteriously awakens the family, and they quickly put out the fire. Matthew seems to sense what has happened. Brilliantly colored drawings add to the magic.
School Library Journal
K-Gr 2-One bright autumn day, Matthew and Gillian's orange cat, Yin, is struck by a car. After she is buried under the maple tree, the children's mother tells them that Yin is now an angel. That winter Yang, Yin's gray companion cat, begins leaping and playing in a mystifying way, just as if Yin were once again in the room with him. Then one night when the family is sleeping, an ember pops from the smoldering fireplace coals and sets the hearth rug afire. Alerted, Yin, who is indeed a guardian angel, flutters upstairs, awakens Matthew with a tickle of her whisker, and shows him the danger. The family is saved, but only Matthew and Yang can see the furry angel that has protected them. A dead smoke-alarm battery is given as an explanation for the accident. In a handsome format, full- and double-page, dramatic, computer-generated illustrations combine realistic figures with busily patterned backgrounds and gleaming colors. Still, the plot seems contrived (what responsible adult would ever have an unscreened fireplace to begin with, much less leave it unprotected when retiring for the night?) and this detracts from the vividly written narrative.-Patricia Pearl Dole, formerly at First Presbyterian School, Martinsville, VA
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