Yazan no longer goes to the park to play, and he no longer sees his friend who lives next door. Everything around him is changing. His parents sit in front of the television with the news turned up LOUD and Yazan’s little red bike leans forgotten against the wall. Will he ever be able to go outside and play? An uplifting story about a courageous little boy growing up in a time of conflict, and the strength of family love.
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Nadine is an award-winning children’s book author and illustrator from Syria now living in the United Kingdom. Nadine’s work with young refugees in mitigating post-conflict trauma has captured the attention of CNN and the BBC, both of which have broadcast special features on her books Tomorrow and The Jasmine Sneeze. She has been nominated for a Kate Greenaway Medal, and is the 2019 winner of the Arab British Centre Award for Culture. Nadine was selected as one of The BBC 100 Women 2020’s ‘most influential and inspiring women’, and was featured on their BBC 100 Women masterclass.
An USBBY Outstanding International Book 2019
Sakura Medal Longlist 2019
Middle East Book Award Honourable Mention 2019
Little Rebels Award shortlist 2019
Tomorrow by Nadine Kaadan | A Read Aloud Book for Kids
“The book will delight young children – there are bicycles and paper planes and annoying parents. But the impact of the war is what stays with you, the broken buildings, the falling debris, the worried faces. It is a radical, courageous thing for Kaadan to have created”
-The National
“Kaadan’s artwork is stunning. Capturing mood so brilliantly she conveys her characters’ emotions through every paint stroke”
-My Book Corner
“Tomorrow is a story about how together we can build a better world”
-Babel Babies
Meet the Syrian author healing refugee kids