A squirrel after my own heart! Taco is a squirrel who loves to eat tacos, but for the purpose of this book must fill in as an average squirrel in order to teach young readers more about them. It is a cute little picture book in which the authors combine humor, bold visuals, and educational squirrel facts with a side of sheer silliness - just for good measure. Children and adults alike will enjoy this comical, yet informative, tale. And maybe, just maybe, they’ll even learn a thing or two about these fine, furry, little critters. I know I did!

Thanks the author, publisher, and NetGalley for providing me with this early review copy.

This was hilarious! I love a book where the characters interact with the text/book itself - it adds a whole other level. Here, we met Taco, the taco-loving squirrel. This is an educational book about squirrels, and Taco volunteered to be the subject - but he was not expecting what happens next! He didn't sign up to eat acorns and bark (he only eats tacos!) and he definitely didn't sign up to be a flying squirrel (that's his cousin Barry!) nor be attacked by a hawk! All he wanted was tacos! And I loved every minute of it :-)

I think this is a super cute book, although it might just become white noise because of the book called Dragons Love Tacos.... which is conveniently one of my favorite children’s books. While this is a cute idea, I enjoyed Dragons Love Tacos better...

I recieved a free copy of this book in exchange for a review from NetGalley.com

Taco is a squirrel named for his favorite food, tacos. As the text of the book provides facts about squirrels, Taco appears in the illustrations and comments on or demonstrates the facts. Squirrels are "know for their silky, soft fur," says the book. And readers see Taco in a stylist's chair under a dryer and with his toes all ready for a pedicure. Or when the tree climbing ability of squirrels is mentioned, Taco is shown at the top of a tree that bends under his weight and then catapults him through the next few pages. Just as the text mentions how flying squirrels glide from branch to branch and then "glide gently to the ground for a graceful landing," Taco face-plants into the dirt with a loud "WHAM!"

The protagonist has already admitted that he only agreed to be in the book because he was told that there would be tacos, so when the text starts talking about hawks swooping down and carrying off squirrels - he takes matters into his own paws. Out comes a red pen and he begins to make corrections like the one shown on the cover of the book.

This book will remind readers of several other picture-book favorites. Bingham's Z Is for Moose is a similar story, since Moose also does some editing of the text in his quest to make a place for himself. Wiesner's The Three Pigs comes to mind as Taco manipulates the text to suit himself and even pulls back the corner of a page. And the meta-awareness is very apparent in Taco's last lines. He directly addresses readers, "Kids, remember, if you want tacos in your story, then YOU make sure there are tacos in your story."

Whether readers enjoy stories with animals, stories where the characters manipulate the book, or just humorous stories in general - this is a title that will please them all. Highly recommended for elementary grades.

I was completely compelled by the blurb and the cover illustration to download this book but unfortunately after various attempts across different devices, apps and platforms I have to give up trying to open the file as I've had the issue of only being able to view the cover followed by 32 blank pages as some other users.

I will have to wait for the printed publication to read it to my nephew.

Poor Taco, he only agreed to be in this book because he thought there would be tacos! Instead, he has to fill his cheeks with food (but not tacos), show how he can rotate his ankles backwards, and climb really high trees. When the author goes on to tell us how hawks hunt squirrels, Taco has had enough. He's going to use his own words to write the story his way and his way includes tacos. Lots of tacos.
The story is silly and fun and the illustrations are wonderful. Especially where Taco crosses out the words and includes his own. This would make for a run read-aloud or story time book. Really enjoyed this one.

This book did not download correctly. The cover is the only page that is correct the others are blank pages. The cover had piqued my interest and I am bummed I couldn't read it.

*I received this book as an eARC from Lion Forge via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*

This picture book is cute and humorous. It starts off as an informative tale about squirrels, but a certain squirrel named Taco takes over the narrative. Taco decides to rewrite a few things. Laughs ensue.

This is a really cute, short book. There are a few squirrel facts, but this is mostly a comedy book. I give this picture book a 4/5.

this title did not download correctly. it is 1.27kb.
basically it opens up in adobe digital editions as a cover and 30 blank pages.
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This is a fun children's book about a squirrel named Taco. It presents some pretty great illustrations along with some fun facts about squirrels and a sassy little bugger to demonstrate it all.

Where do I start with this (gem) taco of a book?

This is one of the funniest picture books I've ever read. It's so loveable and relatable, and definitely appropriate for children and adults alike. This book deals with stereotypes in a way that doesn't preach to the choir.

I've always found that picture books which incorporate the book itself in a self-referential manner always transcend your everyday info-dump of "This is a cat. The cat is ginger and has red stripes". Creativity is key to impressing kids, and this has loads of it.

Not only does this 32-page book deal with stereotypes, but it's most important message is this:

I'd love to buy this book to share it with my learners in their speech therapy sessions - it teaches you that your life is your own and it's up to you to decide how your story will turn out. I recommend this fourth-wall breaking, squirrel-antic driven picture book to all, young and old.

If you enjoyed books like Dragons love tacos or you love squirrels then this is the book for you. Taco want to talk about tacos and not about squirrels which is the subject of the book. He decides to change things up in order to make his dreams come true. This is an hilarious account about squirrel life according to Taco.

This hilarious children's book popped up in an email from Netgalley and I saw Taco in the title and was all over it. I have a strong love of tacos - as most do.

This is a Taco is actually a book about squirrels - well one squirrel named Taco and he too loves tacos. The book starts off as an informational book about squirrels but Taco thought it was about tacos and jumps in t take over and rewrite the story his way. The images and the story are so funny. I loved it. I think kids and parents alike will be laughing over this book and Taco the squirrel.

Blog review coming May 1st.

Read this to my 3 year old nephew and he loved it! Written as if it should be an educational book, Taco, the squirrel-star, steals the show with his sassy come-backs. The book had my nephew laughing the whole time, but also picking up tidbits about squirrels in the process (Their feet turn around? They eat bark? . . .When they aren't eating tacos!) The pictures were awesome as well. Looking forward to seeing Taco (and Garbage!) in future books!

Cute book about a squirrel named Taco because he loves Tacos. The illustrations and pages are fun and look almost cartoon-like. The book begins telling facts about Taco the squirrel until Taco has to take the story into his own hands.

It was a cute little book. At first, I thought I would learn about squirrels but learned how changing the words in the story gets a squirrel tacos 🌮

A cute, factual book about squirrels. I really liked the illustrations and personality of the squirrel. I wish the squirrel facts were a little more detailed.

This was really cute! It started out like any other "nature" book--with habitat and eating habits, but with the menace of hawks--squirrels' natural predator--it literally went off-script and tacos ensued!

That story was hilarious! It was informative and imaginative. I am super curious to see how soft squirrels are and do they really eat tree bark? The ending with Taco and all the Tacos was hilarious! Definitely, recommend! Thank you to the publisher for providing me a copy to review.

This is a Taco is a very cute, short book completely appropriate for its age range. The book is about a squirrel, named Taco, and gives a brief overview about squirrels. I even learned something new… who knew that their ankles could turn all the way around! The pictures were cute too.
Made me smile.
Thank you NetGalley and publisher, Diamond Book Distributors, for the opportunity to read this ARC.