The Colour of Home

About this book

Hassan feels out of place in a new cold grey country. At school he paints a picture showing his colourful Somalian home covered with the harsh colours of war from which his family has fled. He tells his teacher about their voyage from Mogadishu to Mombasa then to the refugee camp and on to England. But gradually things change. When Hassans parents put up his next picture on the wall Hassan notices the maroon prayer mat a bright green cushion and his sister Naimas pink dress - the new colours of home.