Mistaco
A Tale of Tragedy y Tortillas
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
* “[W]ith magnificently scrawled artwork, Kinkz offers a story that blends deep empathy, raucous candor, and a useful ritual for dealing with shame.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review
A chaotically funny debut picture book about a girl who's had a terrible day full of mistakes and finds that making mistacos could be a delicious solution.
After an awful day at school (including a tragic but plausibly deniable mishap with a pudding cup), Izzy wants to be left alone. But it's Friday, and that means making tortillas with Lito.
As the mistakes pile up, they come tumbling out of Izzy—and Lito surprises her by saying everyone makes mistakes, and if she makes a tortilla out of her mistakes, he will EAT it.
"Mmmm. . .spicy! And boogery! With a hint of courage. My favorite taco EVER!"
Suddenly, the whole family is confessing and getting mistakes off their chests with a feast of mistacos! A delightfully silly picture book for fans of Dragons Love Tacos and The Book of Mistakes. Includes instructions on how to make and enjoy your own mistacos!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Kinkz (Papá's Magical Water-Jug Clock), making her solo debut with magnificently scrawled artwork, offers a story that blends deep empathy, raucous candor, and a useful ritual for dealing with shame. Early pages dub protagonist Izzy the "President of Mistakes," detailing a range of clumsy acts that leave her feeling like "chile con Ka-Ka." While making tortillas with her adoring Lito, she reveals a spectacularly embarrassing lunchroom blunder that involves inadvertently spitting out a mouthful of chicken nuggets, slipping onto a chocolate pudding cup, and getting a finger "caught up my nose." She wails, "NOW EVERYONE CALLS ME Chicken Lickin' Puddin' Pickin'!" Lito offers to eat Izzy's mistakes—making a taco, he invites Izzy to whisper her gaffes into its queso-laden, frijole-fortified fillings, and then consumes it. Soon, the entire family embraces the healing properties of the "mistaco," sharing regrets as "the tortillas soaked up every juicy confession." Izzy comes away with a delicious way to self-forgive and face the day with hope and humor. Characters cue as Latinx. Back matter includes two short comics. Ages 4–8.
