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Bilal Cooks Daal

By Aisha Saeed

Bilal’s favourite daal brings unexpected visitors—and one delicious question: will everyone share his love?

warm inclusive flavourful heart-warming

Genres

Friendship/Family Food/Drink Realistic Fiction

What is Bilal Cooks Daal about?

Bilal is excited to help his dad cook daal, his favourite South Asian dish. He invites his friends to taste it, but first they must wait while the lentils simmer slowly with spices and other ingredients. As more children join Bilal and his family, everyone helps, shares stories and discovers the importance of patience. When the daal is finally ready, Bilal wonders whether his friends will enjoy it as much as he does. A warm story about food, friendship, family and community.

Pages

40 pages

Reading age

Picture Book (2-7)

This edition

2019

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