This was such a fun read for both my 3.5 year old son and my 1 year old daughter. My son loved the silliness of the tacos and the squirrel facts and my daughter just thought everything was cute and kept saying “awwww”. The length was a perfect length to keep their attention. 
Very cute and funny read!

This book was hilarious! It starts out as almost a National Geographic type of book. "This is a squirrel." "Squirrels love to eat nuts -" That kind of information. And then you have Taco. He is less than impressed with the narrator's idea of what a squirrel is, especially when the hawk comes out! So, Taco gets a marker and decides to start rewriting the story, hastily of course because he has to avoid that hawk! We laughed our way through the hilarious antics of Taco, the Squirrel.

This book has such beautiful illustrations, taking creativity to the next level. Mister Chu laughed and laughed when he saw the picture of the giant taco. And Taco, the Squirrel has the funniest expressions throughout this book! This is a Taco! is one of our favorite KidLit books so far this year! Quote the four-year-old "This was a good book. And a good taco."

This was a super cute and funny book. I got it to read cause that's what I was expecting a cute kids book about a squirrel named taco. His favorite food lol

A fun and humorous graphic novella for kids. I loved the illustrations, as well as the way the main character would cross out words to make the story follow his own hopes and aspirations. Not only good for laugh, readers will learn a few facts about squirrels, and hopefully the desire to be the master of their own story.

This interactive book did seem promising at first but the storyline felt flat. Beautiful vivid illustrations and cute characters tough.

This book made me laugh! It is cute and fun! I can't wait to purchase it and give it as gifts to all the littles in my life.

Sometimes picture books are for adults. There are obvious examples like Go the F*ck to Sleep and then there are not so obvious examples like This Is A Taco!
While a cute story about a squirrel obsessed with tacos the use of 'breaking the third wall' in this book went over the heads of the 3 and 5 1/2 year old I read it to. Unfortunately they were confused about why there were pages crossed out and what the big deal was with tacos. Because to them squirrels eat acorns. 
The first half of the book was really good, and we all learned (yes including me) that squirrels can rotate their ankles all the way around. But as soon as the hawk and the squirrel talking to the readers started up I lost the attention of the 3-year-old and my 5 1/2 year old kept asking questions. Mostly she couldn't understand why a squirrel would like tacos. Although she did tell me a story about having tacos for dinner a few nights before (lol). 
So for me this one may be fun for older kids and adults but it missed the mark for my girls.

This is a funny, quick story for children. I imagine it would be a good bedtime story on rushed nights since it only takes about two minutes to read. The illustrations are great, especially of the tacos. 
Children may look at squirrels in a new light after reading this book. Watch out, they might try to feed them tacos.

What a fun and creative way to get real facts across about squirrels! This book has amazing pictures and real fun facts that even I didn’t know! Plus the way it’s written disguises how much kids are really learning! Excellent!

This is an adorable book with outstanding illustrations.  The tale of Taco manages to remain suspenseful, funny, and also educational. 

As an adult, without little ones around, this is not my typical genre of books. However this would be a good one to keep around should I have guests. I would definitely recommend. 

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

LOVE LOVE LOVE!  This book is funny!  I'm a nearly 40 year old Mom and former elementary teacher, as I giggled my way through this book I thought of so many ways to use this book in an elementary classroom BEYOND just entertaining.  And it's super entertaining!  Every spring preschool and elementary teachers pull out non-fiction texts to teach about squirrels, this one isn't non-fiction, but has a lot of good facts.  Another idea, in upper elementary grades as a model writing book for fiction texts that teach.  Oh and the illustrations are magical!  They make the book!  I'll be shocked if this book isn't on a best seller list soon!  Personally, I'll be buying a copy of this book to share with my kids!

Received this book as an earc from NetGalley. It was cute and I enjoyed the art style but I wish that the second half of the story had been just a little longer and we had been able to see more of Taco interacting with the book.

This book was the cutest thing ever! I loved the way Taco stole the show. It starts off with some actual squirrel facts, but when hawks enter the mix, Taco doesn't like where things are going. So, he decides to put things into his own hands by rewriting the story. This is a wonderful conversation starter for your little leaders.

Taco is a squirrel, and he loves to eat tacos. But he has some trouble getting that across in way that keeps him out of danger in the adorable picture book This Is a Taco. Author Andrew Cangelose and Illustrator Josh Shipley have put together a fun story that teaches kids not just about the squirrels that are running around in their backyards but also about picking up the pen and finding your own story. 

Taco, the squirrel, teaches us all about how to take our stories in a new direction. He makes mistakes and faces dangerous situations, but he figures out how to keep writing his own story and never gives up. This Is a Taco is a creative, engaging, beautifully illustrated book that is fun for kids of all ages (including mine, which I will not be saying out loud). 

This Is a Taco is a makes a great gift for parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, babysitters and nannies, and anyone else who cares for and reads to kids. This is a new classic, and it will live on bookshelves and in readers' hearts for a long time to come. 



Galleys for This Is a Taco were provided by Diamond Book Distributors through NetGalley, with many thanks.

We loved this book! A very cute book about a little Squirrel, engaging illustrations. And a fun feeling book.

This is a Taco! is a fun book for preschoolers about squirrels, tacos, and Taco the squirrel. It starts as an informative book about squirrels, which quickly is derailed by Taco and his hunger for his namesake. The book breaks the fourth wall a little bit (a giant taco might be involved), and all in all this is a fun light read that will get a chuckle out of kids.

Cute illustrations and overall nice message. My seven year old enjoy reading it and the humor was well suited to her age level.

This is a story about a squirrel called Taco. We find out some interesting facts about squirrels, but I feel the most important part of this text is that it opens up a new dimension to children - they can see how a few alterations to a story can change it. Children that I have taught in the past have struggled with the notion of editing their work. I hope to use this to support scaffolding of that in the future.

Good book for storytime? Definitely not. Good book to teach very young children about squirrels? Maybe. This book tries to to the line between sharing facts and keeping children interested. It doesn't feel like a clear message or objective was established, and this is a picture book that most people would struggle to read to one child, let alone a group of children.

Super Cute little kids story. I wish it was a bit more story and less information but information is good for children too. The title is awesome. I like how the Squirrel talks as well as the story.