A cat called Room 8
By: by Virginia Finley and Beverly Mason. Illustrated by Valerie Martin.
Contributors: Mason, Beverly, joint author.
Publisher: Putnam
Published: 1966
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 59
First sentence: It was 1952 when a cat walked into the school. 
Many of the students who saw him that day are grown-ups now, but as this book goes to press, Room 8 is still the toast and the mascot of Elysian Heights Elementary School.
This is Room 8's story, and it's all true.
Notes: Room 8 lived at Elysian Heights School in the Echo Park district of Los Angeles from 1952 until his death in 1968. He was the most famous cat in Los Angeles and was featured in the book, in LOOK Magazine (Nov. 1962), Weekly Reader, and numerous newspaper articles. He made appearances on Art Linkletter's television show and was featured in a segment of the NBC television documentary, "Big Cats, Little Cats."

Room 8 died August 13, 1968 and is buried in the Los Angeles Pet Memorial Park in Calabasas, California.

Read more about Room 8's life at: www.explorehistoricalif.com/room8.html