Pizza and Taco: Rock Out!

Ages 5 to 8, Grades K to 3

Besties Pizza and Taco are ready to rock out! They have a cool band name! And some instruments—sort of. Songs? Well, even without mad musical skills, how hard can it be? This super-silly graphic novel series by Stephen Shaskan hits a new high note!

Pizza and Taco love music! They make lists, and they have tryouts to get more band members. They think they have all the ingredients to rock the scene. But maybe this garage band should stay in the garage!!

This hilarious young graphic novel—with chapters—will tickle the funny bones of kids ages 5 to 8 and bolster their reading confidence. Young graphic chapter books are a great step on the way to graphic novels and longer chapter books.

Don't miss the first four books in the series:

Pizza and Taco: Who's the Best?

Pizza and Taco: Best Party Ever!

Pizza and Taco: Super-Awesome Comic!

Pizza and Taco: Too Cool for School

Series Overview: 1. PIZZA AND TACO: WHO'S THE BEST? (Summer '20)2. PIZZA AND TACO: THE BEST PARTY EVER! (Summer '21)3. PIZZA AND TACO: SUPER AWESOME COMIC (Fall '21)4. PIZZA AND TACO: TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL (Summer '22)5. PIZZA AND TACO TO GO! 3-BOOK BOXED SET (Summer '22)6. PIZZA AND TACO: ROCK OUT! (Spring '23)7. PIZZA AND TACO: DARE TO BE SCARED! (Fall '23)

About the Author

STEPHEN SHASKAN has written and illustrated over a dozen children's books, including the Pizza and Taco series of graphic chapter books. His debut picture book, A Dog Is a Dog, was a New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing Selection and a CCBC Choices Book. 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 an after-school and summer art teacher. He performs musical story times; presents at schools, conferences, and festivals; and teaches comic classes to kids. Stephen lives with his wife and frequent collaborator, Trisha Speed Shaskan, in Minneapolis. Visit him at stephenshaskan.com.

Author Residence: Minneapolis, Minnesota