- Comedy
- Pizza and Taco collection
- Ages 5–8
Pizza and Taco
Part of the collectionPizza and Taco→Best for first comic readers who want short, funny, low-pressure graphic novels about friendship, food and everyday kid situations.
- Books11 / 11
- Arcs1
- Span2023–2026
- StatusOngoing
The series
At a glance.
Pizza and Taco is Stephen Shaskan's early graphic novel series about two expressive food characters whose friendship is tested by small, funny problems. Across the seeded books, Pizza and Taco argue over who is best, plan parties, make comics, handle school, rock out, face fears, wrestle, celebrate Christmas, join clubs, go viral and survive a scary sleepover. The series is highly friendly to children just starting comics: short chapters, clear speech bubbles, repeated character dynamics and low emotional risk. Its best use is as a confidence-building series for children who want to feel like real graphic novel readers.
Best for first comic readers who want short, funny, low-pressure graphic novels about friendship, food and everyday kid situations.
Primary themes
Overall tone
- Funny
- Silly
- Warm
Publication order is the best default because Who's the Best? introduces the central friendship rivalry, but most books can be read independently.
One arc
The shape of the series.
- IStandalone collection arcBooks 1–11 · 2023–2026Low sensitivity
Pizza and Taco's friendship comedies
Eleven very accessible early graphic novels about friendship, parties, comics, school, music, fear, clubs and sleepovers.
Pizza and Taco works as one standalone early graphic novel collection rather than a plot-progressive saga. The central friendship pattern stays consistent: Pizza and Taco like each other, compete with each other, misunderstand things and eventually find their way back to being friends. The topics are highly child-facing and self-contained, from parties and school to comics, clubs, Christmas, viral videos and scary sleepovers. The series is low sensitivity throughout because even fear-led premises are handled as gentle, funny friendship stories. Its recommendation value is confidence: children can finish these quickly, understand the jokes and feel ownership of a real series.
Fit check
Right for your reader?
Where the series lands by age
- 1
- 3
- 5
- 7
- 9
- 11
- 13
- 15
- 17
- 19
- Best fit · 5–8
- Read aloud · 4–7
- Independent · 5–8
Reluctant-reader friendliness
Very high
Read-aloud quality
Workable
Adult crossover
Low
Grows with the reader
Not especially
Sensitivity envelope
Low overall, and consistent.
Where it sits
In conversation with other series.
Similar in feel
Different shelves, same wavelength.
Read this after…
Series that pick up where Pizza and Taco leaves off.
About the author