Bilal Cooks Daal
Written by Aisha Saeed
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?
awards
A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of 2019
An Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Honor Book 2019
Featured in The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art exhibit Asians, Everyday.
“A quietly radical, eminently delightful book.”
–kirkus reviews ★ starred review ★
“Refreshingly innovative...a lovely picture-book debut.”
–Booklist
“The illustrations are charming and the facial expressions of the children are endearing. The recipe itself, diversity of the characters, and the father taking on the role as a cook and enlisting his son to help prepare dinner are interwoven themes that make this book perfect for reading discussions among preschoolers.”
