What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

I'm looking for a book where the story is told through the point of view of a cat. Its owner is an artist that paints animals (in a traditional Japanese ink style if I recall correctly), and a plot point is that he doesn't paint the cat until the end of the book.

I read it in 3rd grade, so it would have been published any time before 2005. It was probably a shorter story, not sure if exclusively YA but probably made for younger audiences or those who like more simple stories. I remember the major themes being ink paintings of animals, the perspective of the cat, and the artist refusing to paint his cat until the end.

Thank you in advance!

The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth.

Stephanie wrote: "The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth."

YES, that's it, thank you so much!