Dragons Love Tacos: questions to ask and activities to try
Dragons love tacos, but whatever you do, don't serve them spicy salsa. A very silly book about following instructions, with a fiery ending.
What age is Dragons Love Tacos for?
Dragons Love Tacos is best for ages 3–7.
Dragons Love Tacos (Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri)
- Age
- 3-7
- Best for
- Listening to warnings, and the funny side of mistakes
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Pause before the party and ask what the one rule was. Then talk about what went wrong and how they fixed it.
Is this book right for your child?
- Age
- 3–7 (nursery to Year 2)
- What they'll enjoy
- Dragons love tacos, but whatever you do, don't serve them spicy salsa. A very silly book about following instructions, with a fiery ending.
- Helps with
- Listening to warnings, and the funny side of mistakes
- Buy or borrow?
- Borrow it from the library first if you can. If your child asks for it again and again, it’s one worth owning, and the questions and activities on this page work best with the book open next to you.
What it helps with
- Listening to warnings
- Following instructions
- Fixing mistakes
- Party planning
Comprehension and discussion questions for Dragons Love Tacos
Pick two or three, not all of them. “I don’t know” is a fine answer, and you can always come back to it another day.
- “Why do dragons love tacos?”
- “What was the one rule?”
- “What happened when the dragons ate the salsa?”
- “How did they fix things?”
- “What’s a rule at home that keeps you safe?”
- “What would you serve at a dragon party?”
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5-minute activities to try together
Dragon menu
Plan a menu for a dragon party, and mark anything spicy with a warning sign.
Read the label
Look at food labels together and find words like ’spicy’ or ’hot’.
Dragons Love Tacos activity sheet: printable worksheet and questions
All the questions and activities above on a ready-to-print activity sheet: questions tagged by reading skill with space to answer, a drawing and writing page with a self-check, and notes for the adult with curriculum links and a 20-minute session plan. Pay by card, PayPal or Payhip and download straight away.
- Page 1, talk about it: questions about the story, each tagged with the reading skill it practises, with space to answer or tick
- Page 2, my favourite part: a drawing box, a sentence starter and a “how did I do?” self-check
- Page 3, notes for the adult: curriculum links, a 20-minute session plan, extension activities, and support and challenge ideas
- Read it togetherEnjoy the story first.
- Ask 2 or 3 questionsFrom the list above, while everyone is calm.
- Print the activity sheetAn activity sheet with questions, a drawing page and notes for you.
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Use it as a lesson plan
Children can listen to Dragons Love Tacos, answer questions about it and give a reason for their ideas, and talk about listening to warnings.
A 20-minute session for ages 3–7 (nursery to Year 2), for a class, a small group or one child at home.
- Warm up (2 minutes). Show the cover and read the title. Ask: “What do you think this story will be about?”
- Read aloud (6 minutes). Read it all the way through. Tip: Pause before the party and ask what the one rule was. Then talk about what went wrong and how they fixed it.
- Talk about it (4 minutes). Pick two or three of the comprehension and discussion questions above. “Why do dragons love tacos?” works well to start.
- Activity (6 minutes). Do Dragon menu. Plan a menu for a dragon party, and mark anything spicy with a warning sign. Children who finish early can try Read the label.
- Wrap up (2 minutes). Ask each child for one thing they will remember from the story, and why.
Want to go further? The Dragons Love Tacos activity sheet has these questions with space to answer, a drawing and writing page, and notes for the adult.
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By the Growing Wise team · Last reviewed: 25 October 2026
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