- Graphic Novels
- Ages 5–8
- Comedy
Pizza and Taco: Best Party Ever!
Book 2 of 11 in Pizza and TacoView the full series
A party-planning sequel that keeps the series' appeal simple, visual and funny. It is a great early graphic novel for children who like friendship stories with jokes on almost every page.
- Best for5–8
- FormatGraphic
- Length72 pp
- Read aloud~34 min
The vibe
What it’s like.
Style
- Conversational
- Comedic
Tone
- Funny
- Silly
- Warm
- Exciting
Themes
Experience meters
What’s it about?
The story.
Pizza and Taco are planning the best party ever. They need invitations, games, snacks and everything else that will make their event amazing, but planning a party is not quite as easy as they imagine. Ideas clash, expectations get silly, and the two friends have to work out what actually makes a party fun. Stephen Shaskan keeps the book short, bright and highly readable, with the same bold character expressions and speech-bubble comedy that make the series so accessible. The party theme gives young readers a familiar social situation, while the food-character cast makes everything more ridiculous. Like the first book, this is a particularly strong match for children building reading confidence, because the visual storytelling does so much work and the chapters feel satisfyingly achievable.
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
4 / 5 · Bedtime-friendly
Sensitive-child
4 / 5 · Good fit
Graphic intensity
1 / 5 · None
Best for
- First graphic novel
- Party story
- Reluctant readers
- Funny food characters
- Friendship comedy
Avoid if
- Wants dense prose
- Prefers realistic children
- Wants big adventure
Particularly good for children who are…
- Reluctant reader
- Struggling with reading
- Making friends
- Starting school
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 kick is party-planning chaos — Pizza and Taco arguing about invitations, games, snacks, both certain they know what makes a perfect party. The early graphic novel where wanting different things is the joke.
- Friendship and belonging
- Trickery and cleverness
Why parents love it
The Pizza and Taco sequel — party-planning premise, friendship-mismatch comedy, the format settling into its proper rhythm. Strong second volume for early graphic-novel readers; rewards anyone who liked book one.
- 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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