The Cat Man of Aleppo
2020 picture book
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Illustrator | Yuko Shimizu |
Publisher | G. P. Putnam's Sons |
Awards | Caldecott Honor |
ISBN | 9781984813787 |
The Cat Man of Aleppo is a 2020 picture book written by Karim Shamsi-Basha and Irene Latham and illustrated by Yuko Shimizu . [1] The book won a 2021 Caldecott Honor . [2] The book is based on the true story of Mohammad Alaa Aljaleel, an ambulance driver in the city of Aleppo during the Syrian Civil War , and his efforts to care for the city's cat population. [3] There are notes in the book written by the real Mohammad Alaa Aljaleel. [4]
The book also won a 2020 Middle East Book Award. [5]
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"Middle East Book Award Winners"
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Middle East Outreach Council
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