Title: This is a Taco!
Author: Andrew Cangelose
Artist: Josh Shipley
Genre: Children's / Animals / Humor / Food
Year Published: 2018
Year Read: 4/28/2018
Publisher: Lion Forge
Source: eARC (NetGalley)
Content Rating: Ages 5+ (Some Mischief)
Buy on: Amazon // Book Depository
I
would like to thank NetGalley and Lion Forge for
providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
So, I got yet another children’s
book from NetGalley and this book is called “This is a Taco!” by Andrew
Cangelose along with artwork by Josh
Shipley. I must say that this is
seriously one of the FUNNIEST
children’s books I had ever read for the modern era of children’s books!
Meet Taco! Taco is a squirrel who happens to love eating
tacos and he only agreed to be in this book if he can have some tacos.
Unfortunately for Taco, this book is not about tacos as it is a book that
teaches the readers about the life of a squirrel and how they are able to
survive in the wild.
Will Taco the Squirrel get his tacos?
Read this book to find out!
Wow! Just wow! I thought that I would never read another
children’s book that contains so much humor and wit in this day and age, but lo
and behold, I found such a book! Andrew
Cangelose has done an excellent job at writing this book as this story is
truly hilarious to read! I loved the way that Andrew Cangelose wrote Taco the Squirrel himself as he is such a
hilarious character who just wanted to have tacos to eat but has to endure lots
of mishaps in this book so that the reader would learn more about squirrels. I especially loved the way that Taco the
Squirrel solved the problem of not getting tacos at the end of this book as it
was a truly witty and humorous conclusion to the story! I also loved the fact that the tone of this
book reminded me so much of the popular children’s book “The Stinky Cheese Man
and Other Fairly Stupid Tales” as both books have sarcastic humor and
characters who continually break the fourth wall and wanted the stories to go
the way they see fit. Josh Shipley’s artwork is adorable and
hilarious to look at, especially of the images of Taco the Squirrel himself as
he is shown as being a puffy looking squirrel with a humorous smile on his face
on each panel. I also loved the
watercolors in the background as it gives the book a down to earth tone that
compliments well with the mellowness of this book.
Overall, “This is a Taco!” is a truly hilarious
book about squirrels and unconventional storytelling that children should
definitely check out! I would recommend
this book to children ages five and up since there is nothing inappropriate in
this book.
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