April Events at Carmichael Library

Pat Scales Lecture Series: The Cat Man of Aleppo

What: A Book Talk with Irene Latham & Karim Shamsi-Basha, authors of the Caldecott Honor Book, The Cat Man of Aleppo 

When: April 19th @ 2:00 p.m.

Where: the Pat Scales Special Collections Room, Carmichael Library

"The Caldecott Honor-winning true story of Mohammad Alaa Aljaleel, who in the midst of the Syrian Civil War courageously offered safe haven to Aleppo’s abandoned cats." - Penguin Random House

More about The Cat Man of Aleppo 

• Book page on Irene Latham's website
• Book page on Penguin Random House website
• A Fuse 8 Production: A School Library Journal Blog by Elizabeth Bird - An Interview of the authors and illustrator

More about the true story that inspired The Cat Man of Aleppo 

• Al.com: Alabama authors earn Caldecott honor for ‘The Cat Man of Aleppo’
• BBC Video: The Cat Man of Aleppo 
• AP Archive: Aleppo Man Babysits Rescued Cats in War-torn Syria

Book Awards

• Caldecott Medal, Honor 2021
• Notable Books for a Global Society, Selection 2021
• ALSC Notable Children's Books, Commended 2021
• Middle East Book Award, Winner 2020
• Junior Library Guild Selections, Multicultural Selection 2020