Little Taco Truck

The only reason I don't give this five stars is that I want the message to hit harder. My son is only three but from this story I think he is getting more of an interest in food trucks themselves rather than the inclusion theme that this book puts forth as the moral of the story. That said, this book is very charming. The color pallete and the references to foods my son knows nothing about are things I love in this book. Kids books can tend to have fairly modest art, but the big spreads in these colors really do provide total presentation for a bedtime story. The amount of text on each page keeps the pace moving quickly. Overall this is a well-designed book that you are likely to enjoy. My hang up with the message, to be fair, is an issue I have with a lot of kids books that try to teach with symbols and end up with a sort of vaguguely useful example situation for teaching. We read this book often though. It keeps his attention, does not annoy me, and there is no chance for my son to learn the wrong thing from this book.

The symbolism of a story making room for a little taco truck will not be lost on adult readers given the divisive rhetoric about immigrants in the U.S. but hopefully kids will take away the general need to make room for everyone, even when it seems like no space is left.

Little Taco Truck is a beautifully illustrated book that ties together diversity, inclusion, and courage in a way in which little ones can understand and relate. The personification of the food trucks brings to life the exciting and diverse world of street foods in the US while also telling the story of how one little food truck finds himself adapting to his changing world. I read it to my son's preschool class and the kids were really excited about the illustrations, personalities, and all the vibrant words. Little Taco Truck is great all around and one of my 5 year old's favorite books.

This book brings forward a bigger message of the need for understanding and acceptance of people and things that may be initially perceived as different. The main character is a food truck that finds his “normal spot” taken by other food trucks of different ethnicities. His initial reaction to the new situation was anger- but the author quickly draws us to a happy ending of acceptance and joy from friendship with the other trucks. My 6 year old loves this book, which also features great illustrations in addition to the story. I love it as a parent because it opens the door for discussion of different ethnic foods and people of different cultural backgrounds. It highlights the importance of diversity in our everyday lives.

The pages just fell out when I opened it. I chose to just staple it myself which was difficult to do well. I didn't return it because my 2yo grandson is ridiculously obsessed with taco trucks. So the content of the book, high drama among different food trucks, is great by him and he doesn't mind the random staples.

This is the story of a popular taco truck who is feeling overwhelmed and excluded by some new food trucks moving onto his street. The newcomers are selling multicultural offerings such as arepas and falafel. Once his fellow trucks realize how he is feeling, they offer to rearrange things so the taco truck has plenty of room and they all have a space. The illustrations are bright and amusing and the lesson is very heartwarming.

I love this book! A great way to teach kids (and some adults) about inclusion and cooperation. And also, now I am hungry for all the food in this book! Colorfully illustrated with adorable characters and a good message, this will be a book you will read to your kids again and again.

I bought the book for my granddaughter, who is 4, and lives is NYC. She liked it, and looked for new food trucks after reading the book- her parents thought it was a fun, colorful, and good book about getting along, food truck, and NYC.