Georgia
Great Reads from Great Places
"Bilal Cooks Daal" by Aisha Saeed
Age: 4-8 years
Six-year-old Bilal is excited to help his dad make his favorite food of all time: daal! As the slow-cooked South Asian lentil dish simmers throughout the day, Bilal’s friends join him and his family, waiting to try the daal. “Bilal Cooks Daal” (Salaam) uses food as a means of bringing a community together to share in each other’s family traditions.
“Bilal Cooks Daal” is Aisha Saeed’s debut picture book. She is the New York Times bestselling author of several middle grade and young adult novels, and currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
Georgia Center for the Book
DeKalb County Public Library
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