Pizza and Taco: Best Christmas Ever!: (A Graphic Novel)

Ages 5 to 8, Grades K to 3

Have Pizza and Taco been naughty or nice? These foodie besties are getting ready for the BEST CHRISTMAS EVER in this hilarious graphic novel chapter book!

IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME....in a few months!!! But Pizza and Taco have decided it's never too early to make their Christmas wish lists and check them twice. Now all they need to do is make sure they’re super nice and well-behaved because Santa Slaw is always watching! Taco has no problem helping neighbors and doing his chores...but Pizza, on the other hand...! Will Pizza and Taco get all the presents they ask for?

This hilarious young graphic novel—with chapters—will tickle the funny bones of kids ages 5-8 and bolster their reading confidence. It's the perfect stepping stone for readers who are transitioning to longer chapter books and graphic novels.

Readers will be hungry to collect all eight books in the series! Here are a few titles to look out for:

Who's the Best?

Super-Awesome Comic!

Too Cool for School (A Parents Magazine Best Book!)

Dare to be Scared!

Wrestling Mania!

Series Overview: Here's what's on the Pizza and Taco menu: #1: Who's the Best?; #2: Best Party Ever!; #3: Super-Awesome Comic!; #4: Too Cool For School; Pizza and Taco To Go: 3-Book Boxed Set; #5: Rock Out!; #6: Dare to Be Scared!; Pizza y Taco: ¿Quien es el Mejor? (Spanish edition of WHO'S THE BEST?) (F'23); Pizza and Taco Lunch Special: 6-book Boxed Set (F'23); #7: Wrestling Mania! (Spr '24); #8: Best Christmas Ever! (F'24); #9: Coolest Club Ever! (Spr '25); Pizza and Taco: Draw Your Own Comic (Sum '25); #10: TITLE TBD (Spr '26)

About the Author

STEPHEN SHASKAN has written and illustrated well over a dozen children's books. He holds a BFA in illustration from Rhode Island School of Design, and worked with kids for twenty years as an early childhood educator and art teacher. He loves performing at musical storytimes, presenting at schools, conferences, and festivals, and teaches comic classes to kids. Stephen often collaborates with his wife, author Trisha Speed Shaskan. They live in Minneapolis.

Author Residence: Minneapolis, Minnesota