It’s the age-old question: what’s for dinner? Pizza? Or Tacos?
Tough decision! Pizza could have anything ON it, but then a taco could have anything IN it. Limitless possibilities! So who’s the best?
Luckily, author-illustrator Stephen Shaskan has settled the debate with his newly released chapter book:
This is the first in a delicious new illustrated series!
I like to interview folks about their books, and luckily, both Pizza and Taco were available to take a seat, and they didn’t even leave melted cheese on my couch! Not a chunk of cheddar or a morsel of mozzarella! What polite guests.
What? Don’t you like tunafish sandwiches?
Guys, come back!!! I’ve got pickles, too!
OH WELL.
Maybe you want to figure out who’s best. (Do so quickly, because you don’t want to be late for their BEST PARTY EVER in the Spring!)
Stephen is giving away a signed copy of PIZZA AND TACO: WHO’S THE BEST? to a lucky winner.
Just leave one comment below to enter.
Winner will be randomly selected in July.
(Sorry, actual pizza and taco not included. They don’t travel well.)
Writing for Kids (While Raising Them) 
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June 23, 2020 at 12:52 pm
Shutta Crum
Love this! And what expressions with just circles, lines and dots on the faces. Great. Thanks.
June 23, 2020 at 12:52 pm
Susan Cabael
What an adorably brilliant interview! I’m sure people of all ages will love this book.
June 23, 2020 at 12:53 pm
Claire Lordon (@ClaireLordon)
This book looks amazing! As a pizza and taco fan, I can’t wait to read it.
June 23, 2020 at 12:57 pm
Martha Vandivier
This is great…kids love graphic novels and tacos and pizzas…hello!!!! Ultimate fun and ultimate win for all!
June 23, 2020 at 1:04 pm
Suzanne Lewis
Hilarious interview and so full of tasty tidbits! Brought a smile to my face big enough to munch a taco, or, well, maybe a piece of pizza, no, definitely a taco, but that gooey, stringy pizza cheese sings to me, yet that crunchy, spicy taco tantalizes, then again, the…ugh…must have BOTH!
June 23, 2020 at 1:06 pm
cergunay
excited for this book!!!
June 23, 2020 at 1:06 pm
readmybook2002
I love the caption text plus the idea of doing an interview. Great Job!
June 23, 2020 at 1:08 pm
gloriaamescua
It’s so clever!
June 23, 2020 at 1:10 pm
carrines y clifton
Oh, my pizza! How taco delicious. Children will adore as well as adults. Why not have both, but don’t mix it with yucky stuff…can’t you just see the wrinkled up noses from picky eaters!
June 23, 2020 at 1:13 pm
Lynne Marie
So much fun and so hard to choose!
June 23, 2020 at 1:22 pm
kiwijenny
I hope I win. I will be the taco the town. What? You wanna pizza me?
Hmm I really need this book to decide…and I teach 4 year olds.
June 23, 2020 at 1:23 pm
Heather Elizabeth
Love this! Sounds great to share with my preschoolers!
June 23, 2020 at 1:26 pm
Shannon Hall
How cute!
June 23, 2020 at 1:33 pm
Lori Mortensen
So much fun! Readers will love this new series about their favorite characters–Pizza and Taco!!
June 23, 2020 at 1:41 pm
Jessica Miller-Nims
This looks wonderful! Also, I am team Pizza.
June 23, 2020 at 1:43 pm
Thelia Hutchinson
Hilarious!!!
June 23, 2020 at 1:46 pm
Guncha Annayeva
this is a continuous debate to figure out the best 🙂
hilarious
June 23, 2020 at 1:55 pm
Amy
How about a pizza taco? I love this idea!
June 23, 2020 at 2:04 pm
Lori Dubbin
So full of yummy goodness…as a meal and as a story!
June 23, 2020 at 2:14 pm
supermario6
Can’t wait for this book!
June 23, 2020 at 2:20 pm
Michelle O'Hara Levin
Not sure if I can wait to DEVOUR this book. 😉
June 23, 2020 at 2:32 pm
K. Yin
I’m also Team Pizza! Which doesn’t bode well for Pizza…hmm. 😉
June 23, 2020 at 5:02 pm
Tara Lazar
Ha! So true!
June 23, 2020 at 2:43 pm
Kim Larson
What a fun, delicious book! Congratulations, Stephen!
June 23, 2020 at 2:44 pm
kltwrites
Some people just have super-duper imaginations! These characters are wonderful. I love this.
June 23, 2020 at 2:45 pm
Nancy Furstinger
This is hysterical! Suddenly I have craving for pizza, tacos, and pickles…okay, maybe not all at once:-)
June 23, 2020 at 2:59 pm
Mary York
Clever idea – anthropomorphizing food!! But, I knew Stephen was a clever guy ‘cuz I live in his city and go to the same Salon!
June 23, 2020 at 3:01 pm
thecrowsmap
I love it!
June 23, 2020 at 3:02 pm
chardixon47
LOL-Definitely a finite question–who’s the best? I’ll spend the rest of the day chewing on this 🙂 Thank you, Stephen and Tara, for adding spice to my day!
June 23, 2020 at 3:26 pm
Heather Stigall
This was an adorable, lol interview so I know the book will be great!
June 23, 2020 at 3:27 pm
susan schade
Can’t wait to read this book! Congratulations!
June 23, 2020 at 3:36 pm
TerriMichels
Leave this story to Stephen to tell. Great Job!
June 23, 2020 at 3:42 pm
Shauntrell Leaks
Too cute, tacos are better when you want a taco. Pizza is better when you want pizza 😊.
June 23, 2020 at 5:01 pm
Tara Lazar
This sheer genius!
June 23, 2020 at 4:03 pm
marty
A winning interview! And two super cute main characters 🙂
June 23, 2020 at 4:06 pm
Sylvia Mary Grech
This interview gave me a much needed chuckle!
June 23, 2020 at 4:15 pm
Dina Hodara-Bono
This is awesome! Gotta admit, I’m partial to pizza.
June 23, 2020 at 4:17 pm
Sheila Wipperman
A fun recipe for any age! Great job, Stephen!
June 23, 2020 at 4:47 pm
Tina
Thanks Tara. Thanks Stephen- how fun and creative and a great learning session- on competition and besting your best friend. Working together – and it sounds like more- thanks for sharing your wonderfully fun book!
Tina
June 23, 2020 at 4:48 pm
Janice Vega
Oh my gosh! A book about my two favorite foods! Looks like a fun book to add to my class library!
June 23, 2020 at 5:14 pm
Lori Alexander
This looks amazing. And tasty. Congrats!
June 23, 2020 at 5:14 pm
Allison H
What a great literary spin on a question frequently-asked by my 9-year-old! He will love this!
June 23, 2020 at 5:37 pm
Kathleen Wilcox
Great book, I’m sure. Can’t wait to read it with my grandson.
June 23, 2020 at 5:46 pm
Beth Raff
They are SO adorable! I would love to have a school wide vote – What’s better pizza or taco? Thanks!
June 23, 2020 at 5:51 pm
Pamela Harrison
This looks adorable! What a fun interaction between two unlikely friends!
June 23, 2020 at 5:54 pm
Darcee Freier
Such a funny interview. Love it and looking forward to the book!
June 23, 2020 at 7:10 pm
Sarah Meade
This book looks delightful!
June 23, 2020 at 8:11 pm
Eileen Mayo
This looks so adorable and hilarious! Love pizza and tacos😊
June 23, 2020 at 9:06 pm
Marsha Weiner
it’s all good!
June 23, 2020 at 9:12 pm
Maria Bursey
As a pizza fan and a taco fan, I’m excited to read this one and see who “wins”!
June 23, 2020 at 9:48 pm
Virginia Rinkel
I love the concept of this book. I love tacos and pizza. And I love the interviewer and her last question!
June 23, 2020 at 10:15 pm
seschipper
Wow! So simple and creative…Hmm Taco….Pizza…..Pizza….Taco???/
Great job, congratulations!! 🙂
June 23, 2020 at 10:15 pm
Sandra McGraw
Hilarious!
June 23, 2020 at 10:53 pm
Sandy
What a clever idea!
June 23, 2020 at 11:04 pm
tinamcho
So cute! Congratulations!
June 24, 2020 at 1:56 am
Mirka
Lol, hilarious!
June 24, 2020 at 6:40 am
Christy Wrenn
Pizza and taco took me back to the Sunday Comic Strips we all loved to read. I would love a copy to put in our Children’s Lit section at our college library.
Christy WRENN
Christy WRENN, Magale Library, 2911. Centenary Blvd., Shreveport, Louisiana 71104
Thanks!
June 24, 2020 at 7:01 am
kswemba
Oh my gosh did this make me smile! So cute and funny! I think my kids will love this book! (And me too, a given!)
June 24, 2020 at 9:31 am
Judy Bryan
What a great premise for a book! And now I’m hungry. 🙂
June 24, 2020 at 11:34 am
Sheri Radovich
Sounds like a fun story and premise and I can’t wait to read a book about foods. Thank you.
June 24, 2020 at 1:35 pm
David McMullin
This is hilarious! I look forward to seeing more.
June 24, 2020 at 2:44 pm
LeeAnn Rizzuti
It’s going to take lots and lots of research to answer who is best but I’m definitely up for the hob!
Congratulations, Stephen. Kids are going to devour this one,
June 24, 2020 at 2:47 pm
LeeAnn Rizzuti
Good thing that research doesn’t depend on my typing skills. Should be “job” not “hob.” And I don’t know how that comma replaced the final period.
June 24, 2020 at 4:19 pm
kathydoherty1
This book is so clever and funny! Congratulations!
June 24, 2020 at 4:59 pm
Nancy Ferguson
This looks like an amusing story…I can see kids wanting to know the answer! Thanks.
June 24, 2020 at 7:21 pm
Lisa Riddiough
This is adorable! And yummy!
June 24, 2020 at 8:19 pm
Robin Perkins
Mmmmmm!
June 25, 2020 at 1:07 am
Mary Ann Cortez
Sounds deliciously funny. I love the expressions on their faces.
June 25, 2020 at 2:01 pm
Angie
This is awesome! I love the voices and characters (and of course, the food). 🙂 Congrats!
June 25, 2020 at 7:55 pm
Joy
This looks fun!
June 25, 2020 at 8:36 pm
LenoraBiemans (@BiemansLenora)
This looks so funny (and delicious). Congratulations!
June 26, 2020 at 12:42 pm
Rebecca Gardyn Levington
OMG! This looks awesome! I have to go with pizza, though! Love me some carbs! 🙂
June 27, 2020 at 12:37 pm
katiemillsgiorgio
Fun concept! Thanks for sharing!
June 27, 2020 at 11:31 pm
Anna Brooks
This looks fantastic! Now I HAVE TO know who’s best!
June 28, 2020 at 4:55 pm
Becky
Love your characters . 💓📙
June 29, 2020 at 7:04 pm
laura516
Such fun! Thanks for the laugh.:)
July 7, 2020 at 3:43 pm
Geri Lawhon
Now that they are living together, Cheese will have to decided who to go out with from now on. Great post and thanks for the humor.
July 23, 2020 at 1:33 pm
TerriMichels
i can hear your voice!
January 10, 2021 at 9:06 pm
muskoshe
This is hysterical!! Love the concept. I have got to get this book but would love a signed copy.