- Graphic Novels
- Ages 5–8
- Comedy
Pizza and Taco: Coolest Club Ever!
Book 9 of 11 in Pizza and TacoView the full series
A club-making comedy where Pizza and Taco compete with Cheeseburger's video-game club for members. It is a strong friendship-and-belonging story for children who love clubs, games and making things with friends.
- Best for5–8
- FormatGraphic
- Length72 pp
- Read aloud~34 min
The vibe
What it’s like.
Style
- Conversational
- Comedic
Tone
- Funny
- Silly
- Warm
- Irreverent
Themes
Experience meters
What’s it about?
The story.
Pizza and Taco are launching the coolest club ever. They have interests to talk about, comics to make and big plans for how popular their club will be. But then Cheeseburger's video-game club starts attracting everyone instead, and Pizza and Taco have to decide whether to compete, copy or learn what their friends actually want. Coolest Club Ever! is a very recognisable early-school social story wrapped in food-character comedy. It touches lightly on belonging, popularity, creative projects and the disappointment of not being chosen, but keeps the emotional stakes gentle and funny. Stephen Shaskan's short chapters and clear panels make the book approachable for new graphic-novel readers, while the club theme gives children an easy real-world hook. It is especially good for readers who enjoy making comics, playing games or creating groups with friends.
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
- Club story
- First graphic novel
- Reluctant readers
- Creative children
- Funny food characters
Avoid if
- Wants dense prose
- Prefers realistic children
- Wants big adventure
Particularly good for children who are…
- Reluctant reader
- Struggling with reading
- Making friends
- Interested in art and creativity
- Low self esteem
- 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 recognition is the rival club — Pizza and Taco starting their club, Cheeseburger's video-game club pulling everyone away, the painful question of whether to compete or join. The early graphic novel where a small child finds their own playground experience in food-character form.
- Friendship and belonging
- Trickery and cleverness
Why parents love it
The Pizza and Taco for the club-forming phase — the playground impulse to start clubs played accurately, plus the disappointment of being out-clubbed. Useful when a child is mid-playground-politics. Reliable late-series volume.
- Shared humour
- Quick to read
- Conversation starter
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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