Book Synopsis New backpacks? Check! Besties Pizza and Taco are ready to head back to school, but are they ready to meet the cool new kid? B.L.T. wears sunglasses--even in school! Hes not even worried about being late to class. SO COOL! I mean, whatever. Pizza and Taco quickly pick up on whats cool--and whats not--by watching B.L.T.s every move. Will that spell t-r-o-u-b-l-e for Pizza and Taco with their teacher, Mr. Apple? This hilarious young graphic novel--with chapters--will tickle the funny bones of kids ages 5-8 and bolster their reading confidence. Young graphic chapter books are a great step on the way to graphic novels and longer chapter books. Readers will also love the first three books in the series: Pizza and Taco: Whos the Best? Pizza and Taco: Best Party Ever! Pizza and Taco: Super-Awesome Comic! About the Author STEPHEN SHASKAN has written and illustrated a dozen childrens books, including the Pizza and Taco series of graphic chapter books. His debut picture book, A Dog Is a Dog , was a New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing Selection and was a CCBC Choices Book. He holds a BFA in illustration from Rhode Island School of Design, and worked with kids for twenty years as an early childhood educator and an after-school and summer art teacher. He performs musical storytimes, presents at schools, conferences, and festivals, and teaches comic classes to kids. Stephen lives with--and often collaborates with--his wife, author Trisha Speed Shaskan, in Minneapolis. Visit him at stephenshaskan.com.