Nahid Kazemi is an award-winning author, illustrator, and multidisciplinary artist based in Montréal, Quebec. Nahid’s work has garnered significant acclaim, including winning the 2022 Governor General’s Literary Awards in Canada. She has also been nominated for the prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.
Some of her recent notable works include Love Is In The Bear, Shahrzad & The Angry King, The Sour Cherry Tree, Teddy Let’s Go, Just Bea, Over the Rooftops, Under the Moon, and The Old Woman. In 2018, she was honored as IBBY Canada’s Joanne Fitzgerald Illustrator in Residence, and she served as the TD Summer Reading Club illustrator in 2022.
For a glimpse into Nahid’s diverse portfolio, please visit the following links:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/14/books/review/shahrzad-and-the-angry-king-nahid-kazemi.html
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/nahid-kazemi/shahrzad-and-the-angry-king/
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/naseem-hrab/the-sour-cherry-tree/
https://www.brainpickings.org/2019/03/07/over-the-rooftops-under-the-moon/
https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781592703524
https://enchantedlion.com/all-books/shahrzad-amp-the-angry-king
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2019/03/over-the-rooftops-under-the-moon-childrens-book/
https://www.wsj.com/…/childrens-books-the-travails-and-triu…
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/…/over-the-rooftops-under-th…/
https://lactualite.com/culture/2018/10/19/641330/
https://quillandquire.com/review/im-glad-that-youre-happy/
https://www.cbc.ca/…/12-canadian-beautifully-illustrated-pi…