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\nSUM MARY: \;The Caldecott Honor-winning true story of Mohammad Alaa Aljale el\, who in the midst of the Syrian Civil War courageously offered safe ha ven to Aleppo's abandoned cats. Alaa loves Aleppo\, but when war comes his neighbors flee to safety\, leaving their many pets behind. Alaa decides t o stay--he can make a difference by driving an ambulance\, carrying the si ck and wounded to safety. One day he hears hungry cats calling out to him on his way home. They are lonely and scared\, just like him. He feeds and pets them to let them know they are loved. The next day more cats come\, a nd then even more! There are too many for Alaa to take care of on his own. Alaa has a big heart\, but he will need help from others if he wants to k eep all of his new friends safe.
\nIrene Latham \;is the author of hundreds of poems and nearly twenty current and forthcoming poetry\, fi ction\, and picture books. Winner of the 2016 ILA Lee Bennett Hopkins Prom ising Poet Award\, she lives on a lake in rural Alabama\, where the queen of the house is a cat named Maggie.
\nKarim Shamsi-Basha \;immig rated to the United States from Damascus in 1984. While in Syria\, he spen t a year at the University of Aleppo and got to know the people of that an cient city. All of Karim's work embodies love as a universal truth. His de sire for people to love one another is where his personal and professional goals intersect.
\nYuko 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 th an you have lived\, this is only her second picture book (Barbed Wire Base ball\, 2013). Yuko lives and works with a rescued senior Chihuahua named B ear\, who is probably smaller than the cats in Alaa's sanctuary.
\nT hank you to Penguin Young Readers Group for this virtual opportunity!
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