Bela and Lily

A heartwarming picture book about two young girls who don''t speak the same language and still become fast friends, by Bangladeshi American writer and artist, Natasha Khan Kazi. Bela, who has recently arrived in the United States from Bangladesh, meets Lily on the swings. But how do you make a friend when you don’t speak the same language? Based on Natasha’s own experience as a five-year-old immigrant making her first friend,

Product details

• Authors: Natasha Khan Kazi
• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers US
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 8
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 19.08.2025
• EAN: 9780593858912
• ISBN: 978-0-593-85891-2
• No. of pages: 40
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emigration & Immigration, Romance & relationships stories (Children's / Teenage), People & places (Children's / Teenage), United States of America, USA, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics, JUVENILE FICTION / Asian American & Pacific Islander