In this story based on a Japanese folktale, an impoverished boy named Yohei shares his dinner with a cat that appears on his doorstep. When Yohei faces a crisis, the cat remembers his generosity and brings help.

• ISBN: 9780823420513
• Author: Nishizuka, Koko
• Illustrator: Litzinger, Rosanne
• Published: 2009, Holiday House
• Themes: cat, Luck
• Descriptors: Asia, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Japan, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)
• No. of pages: 32