The Cat Man of Aleppo by Irene Latham and Karim Shamsi-Basha - 2020

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, 2020. DOUBLE SIGNED. 1st/1st. New. First Edition. First printing with complete 10 number line starting with 1. Signed on the title page by Irene Latham and Karim Shamsi-Basha. The book is tight and square with solid hinges, sharp tips, and clean unmarred illustrated boards. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Illustrated by Yuko Shimizu. Dust jacket is unclipped ($17.99) and Fine. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 40 pages. 9" X 11" tall.

The courageous and true story of Mohammad Alaa Aljaleel, who in the midst of the Syrian Civil War offered safe haven to Aleppo's abandoned cats.

When war came to Syria, Mohammad Alaa Aljaleel decided to stay and work as an ambulance driver, assisting the civilians that couldn't leave. One day he hears hungry cats calling out to him on his way home. They are lonely and scared, just like him. He quickly realized that it wasn't just people who needed care, but also the hundreds of cats abandoned on the streets. Using the little money he earned, he began to feed and care for them. But there were too many for Alaa to tend on his own, so he asked the world for help. Soon, his call was answered. Alaa's brave and heartening story is brought to triumphant life on these pages, which also include a note from Alaa.