Bilal Cooks Daal

A Children or Middle Grade Book by Aisha Saeed

Subgenres:

Picture Books,
South Asian,
Multicultural

Published 2019

Length 40 pages

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Picture books where food brings friends and families together
Stories about sharing cultural traditions with curious kids
Waiting and teamwork woven into everyday childhood moments

Publisher Description

Six-year-old Bilal introduces his friends to his favorite dish—daal!—in this charming picture book that showcases the value of patience, teamwork, community, and sharing.

Six-year-old Bilal is excited to help his dad make his favorite food of all-time: daal! The slow-cooked lentil dish from South Asia requires lots of ingredients and a whole lot of waiting.

Bilal wants to introduce his friends to daal. They’ve never tried it! As the day goes on, the daal continues to simmer, and more kids join Bilal and his family, waiting to try the tasty dish.

And as time passes, Bilal begins to wonder: Will his friends like it as much as he does?

This debut picture book by Aisha Saeed, with charming illustrations by Anoosha Syed, uses food as a means of bringing a community together to share in each other’s family traditions.

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