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DRAGONS LOVE TACOS 2

Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri

Heading into the past for the seed of a taco tree. (Ages 3 to 5)

Ages 3+Source checked

Why this age? The story is designed for preschool and early elementary readers, with simple text, cartoon fantasy danger, and no meaningful sexual, substance, or mature emotional content. This is guidance, not a safety guarantee; reading level and family context may differ.

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Recommended age3+

Strongest cautions

  • Violence1/5

Strongest positives

  • Creativity & curiosity4/5
  • Courage & resilience2/5
  • Good role models2/5

What’s in it?

Violence1/5
Why this rating?

Comic fantasy peril and mishaps occur around the dragons and tacos, but there is no realistic fighting, injury, or serious harm.

What’s good in it?

Courage & resilience2/5
Why this rating?

Characters persist and take a bold step to solve the taco crisis, though the challenge is lighthearted rather than genuinely frightening or dangerous.

Creativity & curiosity4/5
Why this rating?

Time travel, dragons, tacos, and inventive problem-solving strongly encourage playful imagination and curiosity.

Educational value1/5
Why this rating?

Contains basic concepts of time and sequencing in a narrative format.

Kindness & empathy2/5
Why this rating?

The characters act together to help bring happiness (tacos) back to everyone.

Positive messages2/5
Why this rating?

Encourages problem-solving and the idea that working together can fix big problems.

Good role models2/5
Why this rating?

Characters show initiative and work toward solving a problem, though the story favors comic exaggeration over realistic modeling.

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  3. Which choice in DRAGONS LOVE TACOS 2 would you have made differently, and why?
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