4th October Taco Day

 Meet this amazing Jelly Cat toy...yes it's a taco!

I was so tempted when I saw it in a book shop to buy it, but it is so expensive once the Australian dollar exchange was applied. Nevertheless, it was so tempting as part of a book display on tacos. I have written about Taco Day before here, but there's been a few new books to add to your stock of taco books.

• A Wild Taco Tuesday  by Sarah M Hall 

and the latest in the Pizza an Taco series

• Pizza and Taco: Dare to be Scared! by Stephen Shaskan

• Dragons Love Taco Tuesdays  by O M Wolf

• Taco Truck Snack and Find by Rubie Crowe and Josh Cleland (Look, find, and laugh as you follow a taco-obsessed mole character to the beach, the city marathon, a tailgate party, and other busy places loaded with silly food trucks. Does he ever get his prized taco? 

Jelly Cat has a slice of pizza too, just

perfect for Pizza and Taco book fans!

P.S. Look what I just read about. A new book by Frank Asch.

Please be in paperback and cheaper soon!

4th October International Taco Day

The 4th of October celebrates the traditional Mexican icon known as a taco. The taco has travelled far and wide becoming a fast food staple all over the world.

A traditional Mexican version of the sandwich, a taco is a tortilla stuffed with filling. Usually made of corn or wheat, the tortilla can be filled with beef, chicken, vegetables, pork or seafood and served with cheese, cilantro or onions as garnish. 

Do we need a day to celebrate tacos? There won't be many books about tacos in the library. Wrong. There are more than sufficient for a taco display.

Just recently in a library lesson with a Year 1 class, we had a vote...which do you prefer, tacos or pizza? It was very close. Both were popular. This vote came about because my Year 1 students are besotted with the Pizza and Taco series of books. They are always OUT of the library and this annoys students who just have to read the next one and can't find it instantly. The students 'sell' them to each other. I didn't need to do anything, just make sure the next one arrived as soon as it was available.

There are currently four titles and the next is due early next year.

They are an hilarious young graphic novel series about Pizza and Taco, two best friends, with lots of toppings. They are by Stephen Shaskan. They are a sure-fire success with newly independent readers!

Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri have two picture books which feature tacos and they too are popular in the library. They come with toys which is always a bonus for my students because they love to take home a book and toy together.

Then there are several stand alone picture book titles too.

• It's Raining Tacos! by Parry Gripp and Peter Emmerich

• This is a Taco! by Andrew Congelose and Josh Shipley

• Little Taco Truck by Tanya Valentine and Jorge Martin

Some nonfiction procedural texts

•  How to Fold a Taco  by   Naibe Reynoso and Ana Varela   

• Tacos! An Interactive Recipe Book  by Lotta Nieminen

• Tacos by Golriz Golfer

And then these two chapter books that are from popular series

• Stick Dog Gets the Tacos  by Tom Watson

• Max Meow Taco Time Machine by John Gallagher

4th October Taco Day

Tacos are the Mexican equivalent of a sandwich and they are very popular with children so it is only fitting that there is a day to celebrate their existence. The two Dragons Love Tacos books by Adam Rubin together with the toy dragon are popular in my library and are often off visiting a family. Read them tomorrow and enjoy a taco filled with your favourite filling.