The Cat Man of Aleppo

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.[3]

The Cat Man of Aleppo
Author
IllustratorYuko Shimizu
PublisherG. P. Putnam's Sons
AwardsCaldecott Honor
ISBN9781984813787

The book also won a 2020 Middle East Book Award.[4]

References
  1. "The Cat Man of Aleppo". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 25 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Collins Sullivan, Meghan (25 January 2021). "'When You Trap A Tiger' And 'We Are Water Protectors' Win Top Children's Book Honors". CapRadio. Retrieved 25 January 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Alice B. McGinty (7 February 2021). "Introducing this year's Caldecott Medal winner, honors". The News-Gazette. Retrieved 8 February 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Middle East Book Award Winners" (PDF). Middle East Outreach Council. Retrieved 25 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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