Pizza and Taco: Who's the Best?
A slice of pizza and a taco engage in a silly argument over who is the best. This tiny, low-word-count book is perfect for children who have outgrown simple picture books but aren't quite ready for full graphic novels.
Pizza and Taco: Who's the Best? by Stephen Shaskan is estimated to take about 8.5 minutes to read aloud (778 words, about 2 sentences a page), and it lands best with children aged 5-8.
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- Estimated read-aloud time
- about 8.5 minutesEstimated read-aloud time
- Word count
- 778Counted words
- Sentences per page
- 2Sentences per page
- Re-read tolerance
- 4/5repeat friendly
- Vocabulary level
- 1/5plain words
- Best for
- Ages 5-8Our editorial fit
Our review
With huge lettering and very few panels per page, this is designed for the very beginning of the reading journey. It’s much closer to a picture book in format than a standard chapter book.
The plot is simple and driven by a single joke. It’s an excellent choice for building early confidence in readers who need something very short and easy to digest.
Before you buy it
This is more of a very small picture book than a real chapter book. Since the plot relies on a single joke, it's a book kids will return to for the charm rather than a complex story.
Themes
- comics
- friendship
- food
- competition
- silly
Books like Pizza and Taco: Who's the Best?
Matched by refrain, density, length, and listener—not just the subject.
There Is a Bird on Your Head!about 3.5 minutes estimated · 5/5 re-read
Narwhal: Unicorn of the Seaabout 9 minutes estimated · 5/5 re-read
Fox + Chick: The Party and Other Storiesabout 5.5 minutes estimated · 4/5 re-read
We Are in a Book!about 4 minutes estimated · 5/5 re-read
Hi! Fly Guyabout 4.5 minutes estimated · 4/5 re-read
Questions parents ask
How long does it take to read Pizza and Taco: Who's the Best? aloud?
About 8.5 minutes at an unhurried pace, including a standard allowance for page turns, pictures and participation, from a word count of 778. Stopping for a longer conversation on every page will add more time.
What age is Pizza and Taco: Who's the Best? actually for?
Ages 5-8 in our testing, which is narrower than the publisher's range. With 2 sentences a page and vocabulary at 1 out of 5, it asks for that much attention span and no more.
Does Pizza and Taco: Who's the Best? survive being read on repeat?
Yes. It survives a fortnight of nightly repeats, which is the real test.
Is Pizza and Taco: Who's the Best? a good book for a child who will not sit still?
It helps that it has a refrain a child can join in with. Those three features are what keep a wriggling toddler listening, far more than the subject matter does.
Will my child memorise Pizza and Taco: Who's the Best??
Probably, and fast. The book leans on a repeated refrain, and at 4 out of 5 for re-read tolerance it survives the nightly repeats that get a book memorised. Expect your child to chant the pattern back before they can actually read.
Can a beginning reader read Pizza and Taco: Who's the Best? on their own?
It is closer than most picture books. With 2 sentences a page and plain vocabulary (1 out of 5), a confident early reader can attempt it, though it is written to be read aloud first.
Is Pizza and Taco: Who's the Best? part of a series?
Yes, it belongs to the Pizza and Taco series. It stands on its own, so you can start here without reading the others in order, then move to the rest if it lands.
What themes does Pizza and Taco: Who's the Best? cover?
We tag it with comics, friendship, food, competition and silly. Those are the threads that actually run through the book, not just the ones on the cover, which is how it earns its place on our themed lists rather than a keyword match.
