Bilal Cooks Daal
Bilal Cooks Daal
by Aisha Saeed
Ages 4–7
Bilal invites his friends to help cook his favourite dish, daal. As they wait for it to simmer, the friends learn about patience, sharing and each other's cultures.
- Author
- Aisha Saeed
- Age
- Ages 4–7
- Type
- Food, Friendship, Picture Book
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Salaam Reads
- Readers rate it
- 4.25 / 5 on Goodreads
- In India
- Available
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