Storytime: This is Taco!

This Is a Taco! by Andrew Cangelose, illustrated by Josh Shipley, is a humorous and inventive picture book that blends factual information with playful storytelling. The story features Taco, a squirrel who prefers tacos over the typical squirrel diet of nuts and tree bark. Initially, the book presents itself as a nature guide about squirrels, but Taco, dissatisfied with the content, begins to alter the narrative to suit his tastes—literally and figuratively. He uses a red marker to cross out parts of the text and insert his own commentary, transforming the book into a tale that revolves around his love for tacos.