Includes recipe.

This book is about a kid named, Bilal and his family who have a tradition to make Chana Daal! Bilal loves the way this meal taste, but it sure takes a lot of time to cook. Bilal introduces this meal to his friends, but as they make it they make small comments about "this is weird" "this smells weird" making Bilal worried. In the end they love tit and want to eat more!

I recommend this picture book to a intermediate classroom. I think this shows the kids the importance of what patience looks like and how it takes time for anything special food to cook and settle in. It helps kids realize it is important to be slow to judge and to wait for the outcome because that is where you can decide if you like something or not.

I enjoyed learning about what Daal really is and the pictures in the book made it exciting to learn more about it. ( )

This is a savory story of a little boy who share one of his favorite foods with his friends. Super cute and fun story! This is a great picture book for K-4th grade. I think I might use this book when talking about a star student project or show and tell. Sharing this book with students might encourage them to be brave and share different parts of their home culture with the classroom. ( )

This is a good book for a primary age group. This book tells the story of a young Indian American boy that decides to show his friends how to cook his favorite dish, daal. They prepare and wait for it to be ready, and they all enjoy it a lot. I would certainly have this in my classroom to encourage kids to try new food and explore aspects of other cultures.