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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
