The Cat Man of Aleppo
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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.[3]
The book also won a 2020 Middle East Book Award.[4]
References[]
- ^ "The Cat Man of Aleppo". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Alice B. McGinty (7 February 2021). "Introducing this year's Caldecott Medal winner, honors". The News-Gazette. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Middle East Book Award Winners" (PDF). Middle East Outreach Council. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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Categories:
- 2020 children's books
- Caldecott Honor-winning works
- G. P. Putnam's Sons books
- American picture books
- Picture book stubs