Mistaco
A Tale of Tragedy y Tortillas
$40.50
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
29 April 2025
Summary
- “With 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. Bu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593700235 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0593700236 |
| Author: | Eliza Kinkz |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Bantam Dell Publishing Group, Div of Random House, Inc |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 29 April 2025 |
| Weight: | 397g |
| Dimensions: | 262mm x 251mm x 9mm |
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Critics Review
Praise for Mistaco by Eliza Kinkz:
An ALSC 2026 Notable Children’s Book (All Ages category)
May/June 2025 Kids’ Indie Next List (picture books)
NEA Read Across America 2025-2026 Selection
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Brightly, Evanston Public Library, Chicago Public Library, Booklist Editors’ Choice, Kirkus, Children’s Book Review, Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature (CSMCL)
Pedro and Daniel Intersectionality Book Awards (PADIBA) Commended Book
A 2026 TEXAS 2X2 READING LIST
★ “Pura Belpré Honor winning–illustrator Kinkz conveys a message all kids need to hear: Everyone makes mistakes, and owning them can bring relief and even joy…Kinkz has created a fully realized youngster who’s equal parts goofy exuberance and vulnerable insecurity. A deliciously effervescent celebration of family and resilience.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
★ “[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
★ “Kinkz has created a reassuring story of big feelings and belly laughs in her author-illustrator debut, no mistake about it.” —Booklist, starred review
★ “Every scene will invite readers closer into the pages till they’ve found every burp, fart, and poop joke, and terrific asides… There are no mistakes in these pages, just an SEL lesson writ large, delivered with perfect comic timing. A must.” —School Library Journal, starred review
About The Author
Eliza Kinkz
Eliza Kinkz is a Tejana artist who never stopped viewing the world through the bright colors of her crayons, AND she even ate a few, too! She’s illustrated many hilarious picture books, including Papa’s Magical Water-Jug Clock by Jesos Trejo which won the Pura Belpre Illustration Honor, and was the 2022 James Marshall Fellow. All her ridiculous scribbles burst straight from her heart, which is overflowing with joy…and probably a few crayon pieces. Eliza lives in Austin, Texas, with her family and her one true love, a huge bowl of queso. Mistaco is her author-illustrator debut.
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