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y separately published work icon The Boy Who Wanted to Draw Cats : A Tale From Japan single work   picture book   children's  
Issue Details: First known date: 1987... 1987 The Boy Who Wanted to Draw Cats : A Tale From Japan
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

A farmer's son is sent to train as a priest. He works as hard as he can in the temple, and in his spare time he draws pictures of cats. Nothing but cats, and on every surface he can find. The priests think he should be an artist, not a priest, and so they send him away. Soon, the boy's gift reveals itself in a surprising way.

Affiliation Notes

  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has a Japanese setting and is based on a Japanese folktale.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • South Melbourne, South Melbourne - Port Melbourne area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Macmillan , 1987 .
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      Extent: 23p.
      Description: col. illus.
      ISBN: 0333410629
      Series: y separately published work icon Australian Picturemac Macmillan (publisher), South Melbourne : Macmillan , 1987-1992 Z1013238 1987-1992 series - publisher picture book children's
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