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Dragons Loves Tacos

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A #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon, this deliciously funny read-aloud is an unforgettable tale of new friends and the perfect snack that will make you laugh until spicy salsa comes out of your nose.
Dragons love tacos. They love chicken tacos, beef tacos, great big tacos, and teeny tiny tacos. So if you want to lure a bunch of dragons to your party, you should definitely serve tacos. Buckets and buckets of tacos. Unfortunately, where there are tacos, there is also salsa. And if a dragon accidentally eats spicy salsa . . . oh, boy. You’re in red-hot trouble.

Our Review Panel says...

Just the title itself contains such a fun, crazy idea. Did you know dragons love tacos? Or that when they eat spicy salsa, it makes them snort smoke and belch fire? Or that they’re the original party animals? The writer and illustrator take this outrageous concept and go to town with it. I love how the protagonist, a little boy with a dog, has his own house and lives alone, and has dragons for friends. It’s a fantasy about partying with your friends, but it’s also an expression of how over-the-top childhood imagination can get. When you’re that age and you bite into a really hot chilli or jalapeno pepper…oh, man! It really does feel like you could belch flames! At the heart of the book lies the simple realisation: the dragons are just like kids who want to party without adult supervision and have a good time. But they have to know their limits too. Be warned: you will have a hankering for crunchy hardshell tacos after you finish reading this one!

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