Cat Heaven

A parent would reach for this book during the acute, heavy days following the death of a family cat or when a child begins asking anxious questions about where their pet has gone. Cynthia Rylant provides a vivid, sensory-rich vision of a feline afterlife where cats are restored to health and joy. This book focuses on the comforts of the next world rather than the pain of the transition, making it a gentle starting point for families who want to provide a sense of peace and continuity. It is most appropriate for children ages 3 to 8, as it uses concrete imagery like fields of tall grass and bowls of milk to explain the abstract concept of death. Parents will appreciate the book's ability to replace a child's worry with a hopeful, colorful mental image of their pet being cared for by kind angels and a loving God.