One sentence summary:
Adam Rubin’s Dragons Love Tacos is a fun, silly children’s book about dragons who love tacos, and how to keep dragons out of avocado-induced trouble.
Book Genre:
Children’s picture book
Main topic of the book:
The main topic of the book is how dragons love tacos, and how to prepare one for the dragons.
Key Ideas:
- Dragons love tacos: The dragons love tacos with all types of ingredients, including spicy salsa.
- Taco safety: Since dragons are incapable of resisting certain ingredients like avocado, taco preparation must be done with caution.
- Frolicking: After successfully preparing the tacos, dragons can enjoy their delicious meal while frolicking with the humans who made them.
Main Parts of the Book and a Short Summary:
This book consists of two parts. The first part is about how the dragons love tacos and their funny reactions to taco preparation. The second part is about handling the avocado ingredient that can cause trouble for the dragons.
Part I: The book starts off with an introduction to the dragons and their love for tacos. The humans start preparing tacos with various kinds of ingredients, and the dragons have funny reactions to each ingredient. After a hilarious adventure in the preparation of the tacos, they are finally ready for the dragons to eat.
Part II: In the second part, the dragons are served tacos with avocado. Unfortunately, the dragons can’t resist the temptation of the avocado and start to get into all sorts of trouble. This leads to an entertaining adventure in which the humans have to figure out how to tame the dragons and keep them from causing any more trouble.
Key Takeaways:
- Dragons will love tacos and other food with delicious ingredients.
- Taco preparation must be done with caution due to the dragons’ vulnerability to certain ingredients, such as avocado.
- Humans and dragons can have an enjoyable Taco Day together with the right preparation.
Author’s background and qualifications:
Adam Rubin is an award-winning author and illustrator of several children’s books, including the New York Times bestsellers Secret Pizza Party and Robo-Sauce. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Target Audience:
The target audience of this book are children ages 4-8.
Publisher and first publication date:
The book was published by Chronicle Books in 2012.