num_pages: 32
description: Caldecott Medalist Ed Young delivers a story about humility wastefulness and appreciating what one has.In a place called Hunger Mountain there lives a lord who has everything imaginable yet never has enough. To satisfy his every desire he hires builders to design the tallest pagoda; a world-famous tailor to make his clothing from silk and gold threads; and a renowned chef to cook him lavish meals with rice from the lord's own fields. What more could he possibly want?Yet when drought plagues the land Lord Cat is faced with his first taste of deep loss he ventures down the mountain and what he discovers will change his life forever.
language: English
title: The Cat from Hunger Mountain
publisher: Philomel Books