- Graphic Novels
- Ages 5–8
- Comedy
Pizza and Taco: Best Christmas Ever!
Book 8 of 11 in Pizza and TacoView the full series
A festive Pizza and Taco entry that keeps the series' friendship humour but adds Christmas anticipation and seasonal cosiness. It works as both a main-series volume and a simple holiday read.
- Best for5–8
- FormatGraphic
- Length72 pp
- Read aloud~34 min
The vibe
What it’s like.
Style
- Conversational
- Comedic
Tone
- Funny
- Silly
- Warm
- Heartwarming
- Cosy
Themes
Experience meters
What’s it about?
The story.
Christmas is coming, and Pizza and Taco are determined to make it the best one ever. For these two food besties, that means big excitement, dramatic expectations and the usual amount of silly disagreement before they remember what really makes a celebration fun. The story uses the familiar series ingredients, expressive characters, short chapters, clear panels and easy jokes, but wraps them in a festive setting that makes it especially giftable. Best Christmas Ever! is not a separate side story in the publisher sequence; it is book 8 in the main run, just with a holiday theme. It should suit young readers who already enjoy Pizza and Taco, as well as families looking for a low-pressure seasonal graphic novel that is funny, quick and accessible for early independent reading.
Fit check
Right for your child?
Where it lands by age
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- Best fit · 5–8
- Read aloud · 5–8
- Independent · 5–8
Prose load
Light
Visual support
Very high
Reluctant-reader friendly
Very
Read-aloud quality
Workable
Works well for
- Bedtime
- Reluctant readers
Nothing in the book is likely to concern most parents. Safe to recommend without preview.
Bedtime suitability
5 / 5 · Bedtime-friendly
Sensitive-child
4 / 5 · Good fit
Graphic intensity
1 / 5 · None
Best for
- Christmas graphic novel
- First graphic novel
- Reluctant readers
- Funny food characters
- Cosy funny read
Avoid if
- Wants non seasonal story
- Wants dense prose
- Prefers realistic children
- Wants big adventure
Particularly good for children who are…
- Reluctant reader
- Struggling with reading
- Religious or cultural celebration
- Making friends
In the classroom
How it works in school.
A snappy, silly early comic series — a confidence-builder for new and reluctant readers.
A book children love that happens to support school — never a stand-in for the texts a class is taught with. Reviewed for the classroom · June 2026.
Why it lands
Why they love it.
Why kids love it
The specific delight is festive Pizza-and-Taco bickering — best friends with strong opinions about Christmas trying to make it perfect, the holiday excitement pulling the usual disagreements to comic peak. The Pizza and Taco for the December reading slot.
- Friendship and belonging
- Family belonging
Why parents love it
The Christmas Pizza and Taco — same friendship comedy, festive overlay, the kind of seasonal early-reader graphic novel that survives multiple December readings. Reliable stocking-shelf staple.
- Shared humour
- Quick to read
- Bedtime appropriate
In the series
Pizza and Taco.
11 books · open the series →
About the author & illustrator
Stephen Shaskan.
If you liked this
Three ways out of this book.
Come into this from…
Easier or preparing reads — perfect lead-ins.
Where to go next…
Escalation reads — a step up in scale, silliness, or stakes.
More like this…
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