"The Cat Man of Aleppo," illustrated by Yuko Shimizu, written by Irene Latham & Karim Shamsi-Basha. Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers.
The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the 91´«Ã½, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.