Nahid Kazemi

Nahid Kazemi is a visual artist and author-illustrator with a master's degree in painting from the Tehran University of Art. She has published more than sixty children's books and has received awards for her illustrations in Iran, Canada, and China, as well as nominations for the Canadian Governor General's Literary Award and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. She has also taught art and has exhibited her work in Iran, France, Italy, the UK, Lebanon, and Serbia. She lives in Montreal.

Nahid Kazemi's Titles

Teddy, Let's Go!

Teddy, Let's Go!

A beloved teddy bear, stuffed with love, tells a deeply felt and tenderly observed story of growing up and the new sibling experience.Teddy and...


Shahrzad and the Angry King

Shahrzad and the Angry King

A rebel dreamer of a girl daydreams about her role in making the world a better placeand since dreams bleed into reality, maybe she really does.A...


Over the Rooftops, Under the Moon

Over the Rooftops, Under the Moon

What happens when a bird doesn't feel like a bird?Alone with himself, even among his flock, a young bird finds an unexpected connection in the...