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The Cat Man of Aleppo Hardcover – Picture Book, April 14, 2020

by Karim Shamsi-Basha (Author), Irene Latham (Author), Yuko Shimizu (Illustrator)
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Praise for The Cat Man of Aleppo:
Caldecott Honor
Winner of the 2020 Middle East Book Award
A 2022-2023 Camellia Children’s Choice Book Award Nominee (AL)
A 2022 Texas Topaz Reading List Pick
A 2022 ALSC Notable Children’s Recording
A 2021-2022 Three Apple Book Award Nominee (NY)
A 2021 Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year
A 2021 ALA Notable Children’s Book
A 2021 Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award Nominee (OH)
A 2021-2022 Dogwood Book Award Nominee (MO)
A 2020 BCCB Blue Ribbon Book

★ “Based on a true story, this picture book is distinctive for its engaging narrative and impeccable illustrations . . . A beautifully told and illustrated story that offers a unique perspective on both war and humanity.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

★ “With meticulous care, Shimizu draws the destroyed buildings, the empty streets, and the cats that fleeing Syrians have left behind . . . Latham and Shamsi-Basha pick out the glimmers of light that make up Alaa’s story, and Shimizu portrays their beauty.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

★ “The story of the Cat Man of Aleppo is remarkable…Shimizu’s lifelike illustrations capture the joy and beauty prior to the war, juxtaposing it with the horror and grief that followed . . . A safe, sobering, and hopeful introduction to the crisis in Syria.” —Booklist, starred review

★ “Based on the true story of Mohammad Alaa Aljaleel, this story portrays a beautiful and loving community rocked by violence… Shimizu’s digitally colored paintings, echoing Edo-era Japanese art, are masterfully emotive…audiences will find solace in the reminder of humanity in the direst times.” —The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, starred review

★ “Alaa's story is one of faith in humanity, the power of compassion and the benefits of altruism.” —Shelf Awareness, starred review

About the Author

Irene Latham is the author of hundreds of poems and nearly twenty current and forthcoming poetry, fiction, and picture books. Winner of the 2016 ILA Lee Bennett Hopkins Promising Poet Award, she lives on a lake in rural Alabama, where the queen of the house is a cat named Maggie.

Karim Shamsi-Basha immigrated to the United States from Damascus in 1984. While in Syria, he spent a year at the University of Aleppo and got to know the people of that ancient city. All of Karim's work embodies love as a universal truth. His desire for people to love one another is where his personal and professional goals intersect.

Yuko Shimizu has been drawing and painting ever since she can remember, and has loved animals just as long. Though she has been illustrating for magazines, newspapers, and books longer than you have lived, this is only her second picture book (Barbed Wire Baseball, 2013). Yuko lives and works with a rescued senior Chihuahua named Bear, who is probably smaller than the cats in Alaa's sanctuary.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers; Illustrated edition (April 14, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 40 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1984813781
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1984813787
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 8 years
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD610L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 3
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.38 x 0.35 x 11.06 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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    Irene Latham lives on a lake in rural Alabama. Winner of the 2016 ILA Lee Bennett Hopkins Promising Poet Award, she is the author of hundreds of poems and nearly twenty current and forthcoming poetry, fiction and picture books from publishers including Penguin Random House, Macmillan, Lerner, Charlesbridge, Boyd Mills/Kane, Candlewick, and others. Her books have been recognized on state lists and honored by NEA, ALA, NCTE, SIBA, Bank Street College and other organizations.

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    Karim immigrated from Damascus, Syria to the United States in 1984 at the age of 18. In 2020, Penguin Random House is publishing his children’s book, Cat Man of Aleppo. Cactus Pear, his novel with the Deborah Harris Literary Agency, is about a Muslim boy in love with a Christian girl amid of the Syrian civil war. His blog, Arab in Alabama, is featured on the Huffington Post. Karim's work has appeared in Sports Illustrated, National Geographic Traveler, People, Time, Aramco World Magazine, Southern Living, Alabama News Center, Birmingham News, al.com, B-Metro, and Birmingham Magazine. He has written an essay for Alabama Christmas alongside those by Helen Keller and Truman Capote. He has published three books. The Beauty Box, Shelter from the Storm, and Home Sweet Home Alabama. Karim’s wish for people to love one another is where his personal and professional goals intersect. Visit www.divorced-guy.com, www.arabinalabama.com, and www.HireKarim.com.

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