17 Top storytime books like Bilal Cooks Daal by Aisha Saeed

Cover of Bilal Cooks Daal by Aisha Saeed

Bilal Cooks Daal

By: Aisha Saeed

4.24

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Six-year-old Bilal introduces his friends to his favorite dish—daal!—in this charming picture book …

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1. This Day in June

By: Gayle E. Pitman , Kristyna Litten

3.40

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

In a wildly whimsical, validating, and exuberant reflection of the LGBT community, this title welco… read more

Similar categories in Gayle E. Pitman's This Day in June book and Aisha Saeed's Bilal Cooks Daal

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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2. My New Mom & Me

By: Renata Galindo

4.03

Format: 166 pages, ebook

Here is a heartwarming and completely accessible story about adoption, diversity, and acceptance. T… read more

Similar categories in Renata Galindo's My New Mom & Me book and Aisha Saeed's Bilal Cooks Daal

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • storytime

3. Hey Black Child

By: Bryan Collier , Useni Eugene Perkins

3.67

Format: 363 pages, Hardcover

Six-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and four-time Caldecott Honor recipient Bryan Collier brin… read more

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4. Watercress

By: Andrea Wang

4.53

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Gathering watercress by the side of the road brings a girl closer to her family's Chinese Heritage.… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Wang's Watercress book and Aisha Saeed's Bilal Cooks Daal

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • food
  • fiction
  • family
  • asian literature
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5. Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

By: Joanna Ho

4.60

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

A young Asian girl notices that her eyes look different from her peers'. They have big, round eyes … read more

Similar categories in Joanna Ho's Eyes that Kiss in the Corners book and Aisha Saeed's Bilal Cooks Daal

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • asian literature
  • storytime
"When Mama tucks me in at night, her eyes tell me I'm a miracle."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"Some people have eyes like sapphire lagoons with lashes like lace trims on ballgowns, sweeping their cheeks as they twirl."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"My eyes crinkle into crescent moons and sparkle like the stars. Gold flecks dance and twirl while stories whirl in their oolong pools, carrying tales of the past and hope for the future."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"Some people have eyes like sapphire lagoons with lashes like lace trim on ballgowns, sweeping their cheeks as they twirl. Big eyes, long lashes. Not me. I have eyes that kiss on the corners and glow …"

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

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6. Except Antarctica: A Hilarious Animal Picture Book for Kids

By: Todd Sturgell

4.16

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Featuring a rogue group of cheeky animals who love nothing more than a challenge and a flustered, h… read more

Similar categories in Todd Sturgell's Except Antarctica: A Hilarious Animal Picture Book for Kids book and Aisha Saeed's Bilal Cooks Daal

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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7. Dreamers

By: Yuyi Morales

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story in this picture-book tribute to the transformative pow… read more

Similar categories in Yuyi Morales's Dreamers book and Aisha Saeed's Bilal Cooks Daal

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
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8. Change Sings: a Children's Anthem

By: Amanda Gorman

4.56

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A lyrical picture book debut from Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman and illustrator Loren Long … read more

Similar categories in Amanda Gorman's Change Sings: a Children's Anthem book and Aisha Saeed's Bilal Cooks Daal

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
"I can hear change humming In its loudest, proudest song. I don’t fear change coming, And so I sing along."

-Amanda Gorman, Change Sings: a Children's Anthem

"I hum with a hundred hearts, Each of us lifting a hand. I use my strengths and my smarts, Take a knee to make a stand."

-Amanda Gorman, Change Sings: a Children's Anthem

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9. The Magical Yet

By: Angela DiTerlizzi

4.35

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This Yet finds a way, even when you don't, And, Yet knows you will, when you think you won't. E… read more

Similar categories in Angela DiTerlizzi's The Magical Yet book and Aisha Saeed's Bilal Cooks Daal

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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10. Milo Imagines the World

By: Matt de la Peña

4.49

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Milo is on a long subway ride with his older sister. To pass the time, he studies the faces around … read more

Similar categories in Matt de la Peña's Milo Imagines the World book and Aisha Saeed's Bilal Cooks Daal

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
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11. You Matter

By: Christian Robinson

4.15

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

They All Saw a Cat meets The Important Book in this sensitive and impactful picture book about seei… read more

Similar categories in Christian Robinson's You Matter book and Aisha Saeed's Bilal Cooks Daal

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
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12. Bodies Are Cool

By: Tyler Feder

4.61

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

This cheerful love-your-body picture book for preschoolers is an exuberant read-aloud with bright a… read more

Similar categories in Tyler Feder's Bodies Are Cool book and Aisha Saeed's Bilal Cooks Daal

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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13. Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao

By: Kat Zhang

4.32

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Meet the funny, fierce, and fearless Amy Wu, who is determined to make a perfect bao bun today. Can… read more

Similar categories in Kat Zhang's Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao book and Aisha Saeed's Bilal Cooks Daal

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • cooking
  • food
  • fiction
  • family
  • asian literature
  • storytime
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14. Are You a Cheeseburger?

By: Monica Arnaldo

4.12

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Laugh-out-loud humor and a tender friendship blossom in author-illustrator Monica Arnaldo’s charmin… read more

Similar categories in Monica Arnaldo's Are You a Cheeseburger? book and Aisha Saeed's Bilal Cooks Daal

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • food
  • fiction
  • storytime
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15. Don't Hug Doug (He Doesn't Like It)

By: Carrie Finison

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Meet Doug, an ordinary kid who doesn’t like hugs, in this fun and exuberant story which aims to spa… read more

Similar categories in Carrie Finison's Don't Hug Doug (He Doesn't Like It) book and Aisha Saeed's Bilal Cooks Daal

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
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16. The Proudest Blue

By: Ibtihaj Muhammad

4.56

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

A powerful, vibrantly illustrated story about the first day of school–and two sisters on one’s firs… read more

Similar categories in Ibtihaj Muhammad's The Proudest Blue book and Aisha Saeed's Bilal Cooks Daal

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
Cover of Tomatoes for Neela by Padma Lakshmi

17. Tomatoes for Neela

By: Padma Lakshmi

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Neela loves cooking with her amma and writing down the recipes in her notebook. It makes her feel c… read more

Similar categories in Padma Lakshmi's Tomatoes for Neela book and Aisha Saeed's Bilal Cooks Daal

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • cooking
  • food
  • fiction
  • family
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18. Hair Love

By: Matthew A. Cherry

4.59

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When mommy is away, it’s up to daddy to do his daughter’s hair in this ode to self-confidence and t… read more

Similar categories in Matthew A. Cherry's Hair Love book and Aisha Saeed's Bilal Cooks Daal

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • storytime
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19. Your Name Is a Song

By: Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

4.56

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Frustrated by a day full of teachers and classmates mispronouncing her beautiful name, a little gir… read more

Similar categories in Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow's Your Name Is a Song book and Aisha Saeed's Bilal Cooks Daal

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
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20. Laxmi's Mooch

By: Shelly Anand

4.31

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A joyful, body-positive picture book about a young Indian American girl's journey to accept her bod… read more

Similar categories in Shelly Anand's Laxmi's Mooch book and Aisha Saeed's Bilal Cooks Daal

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • storytime
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21. My Two Border Towns

By: David Bowles

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A picture book debut by an award-winning author about a boy's life on the U.S.-Mexico border, visit… read more

Similar categories in David Bowles's My Two Border Towns book and Aisha Saeed's Bilal Cooks Daal

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
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22. How to Apologize

By: David LaRochelle

4.23

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From the team behind See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog comes a funny and handy guide that expl… read more

Similar categories in David LaRochelle's How to Apologize book and Aisha Saeed's Bilal Cooks Daal

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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23. Amira's Picture Day

By: Reem Faruqi

4.24

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Ramadan has come to an end, and Amira can't wait to stay home from school to celebrate Eid. There's… read more

Similar categories in Reem Faruqi's Amira's Picture Day book and Aisha Saeed's Bilal Cooks Daal

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
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24. Saturday

By: Oge Mora

4.50

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this warm and tender story by the Caldecott Honor-winning creator of Thank You, Omu!, join a mot… read more

Similar categories in Oge Mora's Saturday book and Aisha Saeed's Bilal Cooks Daal

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • storytime
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25. The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh

By: Supriya Kelkar

4.37

Format: 28 pages, Hardcover

Harpreet Singh loves his colors—but when his family moves to a new city, everything just feels gray… read more

Similar categories in Supriya Kelkar's The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh book and Aisha Saeed's Bilal Cooks Daal

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • storytime
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26. In My Mosque

By: M.O. Yuksel

4.48

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Step in and discover all the rituals and wonder of the mosque in this lyrical debut picture book fr… read more

Similar categories in M.O. Yuksel's In My Mosque book and Aisha Saeed's Bilal Cooks Daal

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
Cover of Bilal Cooks Daal by Aisha Saeed

27. Bilal Cooks Daal

By: Aisha Saeed

4.24

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Six-year-old Bilal introduces his friends to his favorite dish—daal!—in this charming picture book … read more

Similar categories in Aisha Saeed's Bilal Cooks Daal book and Aisha Saeed's Bilal Cooks Daal

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • cooking
  • food
  • fiction
  • family
  • asian literature
  • storytime
Cover of Friday Night Wrestlefest by J.F. Fox

28. Friday Night Wrestlefest

By: J.F. Fox

4.30

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Hey kids! Are you ready to WRESTLE? Don't miss Friday Night Wrestlefest, writer J. F. Fox and illus… read more

Similar categories in J.F. Fox's Friday Night Wrestlefest book and Aisha Saeed's Bilal Cooks Daal

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You by Sonia Sotomayor

29. Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You

By: Sonia Sotomayor

4.49

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Feeling different, especially as a kid, can be tough. But in the same way that different types of p… read more

Similar categories in Sonia Sotomayor's Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You book and Aisha Saeed's Bilal Cooks Daal

  • cultural
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Crossings: Extraordinary Structures for Extraordinary Animals by Katy S. Duffield

30. Crossings: Extraordinary Structures for Extraordinary Animals

By: Katy S. Duffield

4.52

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

This powerful nonfiction picture book explores wildlife crossings around the world and how they are… read more

Similar categories in Katy S. Duffield's Crossings: Extraordinary Structures for Extraordinary Animals book and Aisha Saeed's Bilal Cooks Daal

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
Cover of If Polar Bears Disappeared (If Animals Disappeared) by Lily Williams

31. If Polar Bears Disappeared (If Animals Disappeared)

By: Lily Williams

4.18

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The freezing ecosystem in the far north of the globe is home to many different kinds of animals. Th… read more

Similar categories in Lily Williams's If Polar Bears Disappeared (If Animals Disappeared) book and Aisha Saeed's Bilal Cooks Daal

  • picture books
  • childrens

21 Best fiction books like Bilal Cooks Daal by Aisha Saeed

Transform Your Habits

My New Mom & Me

Renata Galindo

4.03

Transform Your Habits

Watercress

Andrea Wang

4.53

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Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

Joanna Ho

4.60

Transform Your Habits

Change Sings: a Children's Anthem

Amanda Gorman

4.56

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12 Top fiction books like Tomatoes for Neela by Padma Lakshmi

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Watercress

Andrea Wang

4.53

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Lupita Nyong'o

4.66

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Love in the Library

Maggie Tokuda-Hall

4.47

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4.47

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