Tomorrow (children's book)

The story follows Yazan, a young boy living in Syria at the start of the Syrian civil war and the confusion and uncertainty of what is going on around him.

Aware of the changes in his life, Yazan is frustrated and leaves his house without his parents knowing only to find the streets empty and filled with frightening sounds.

Written to help understand conflict, Kaadan reflects on her experience dealing with the Syrian crisis and her mission to empower children through "inclusive representation.

However, his mother no longer paints and has become preoccupied by the news as dark looming shadows emerge from the TV and cover his home.

Unable to escape his boredom, Yazan screams to his parents asking to go to the park but is ignored since the news is blaring showing pictures of war-torn buildings.

Painting across the walls of his bedroom, Yazan’s Mother explains that leaving the house is too dangerous since people are fighting in the streets.

[5][6] As on pages 5-6, monster-like figures emerge from the TV and engulf the room in dark shadows as a representation of how war has taken over the media and consumed Yazan’s parents' attention.

[3] Surrounding the images of security, fear, danger, and confusion, Tomorrow opens up the conversation of war and how it affects those who live within it.

[5][9] Tomorrow exposes kids to the reality of not every story having a perfect ending; it is through the idea of hope and darkness coexisting together that the audience is able to come to terms with it.