
Dragons Love Tacos
by Adam Rubin
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Assigned across 1 curriculum list · 1 state
Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).
Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin is assigned in US schools at grades k–3. It appears across 1 curriculum reference and 1 state, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.
This page shows where Dragons Love Tacos is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.
- Grade range
- Grades K–3
- Age range
- Ages 5–8
- Pages
- 40
- Reading time
- about 45 minutes (est.)
- First published
- 2012
- Genre
- Fantasy
- ISBN-13
- 9780803736801
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About this book
Explores the love dragons have for tacos, and the dangers of feeding them them anything with spicy salsa.
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Why widely assigned
This Fantasy title, typically at grades k–3. Written in the 2010s; pairs with curriculum units on humorous stories and food habits; cited across 1 curriculum framework.
Themes
humorous stories · food habits · tacos · dragons
Where this book is assigned
Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania)
- recommended·Kindergarten grade · Pennsylvaniasource: Mountain Laurel Book Award / Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award — PSLA past winners list, 2014-2015 winner (K-3)
- recommended·1st grade · Pennsylvaniasource: Mountain Laurel Book Award / Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award — PSLA past winners list, 2014-2015 winner (K-3)
- recommended·2nd grade · Pennsylvaniasource: Mountain Laurel Book Award / Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award — PSLA past winners list, 2014-2015 winner (K-3)
- recommended·3rd grade · Pennsylvaniasource: Mountain Laurel Book Award / Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award — PSLA past winners list, 2014-2015 winner (K-3)
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Common questions
- What grade level is Dragons Love Tacos?
- Dragons Love Tacos is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades K–3. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
- How long does it take to read Dragons Love Tacos?
- It takes about 45 minutes to read Dragons Love Tacos (40 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 45 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign Dragons Love Tacos?
- Dragons Love Tacos appears on reading lists for Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania). Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Dragons Love Tacos banned in schools?
- Dragons Love Tacos does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally.
- What themes does Dragons Love Tacos explore?
- Central themes in Dragons Love Tacos include humorous stories, food habits, tacos, dragons. These themes match how the book is discussed in most curriculum guides and AP Literature prompts.
Why this book is on this list
How we classifyHide
Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.
- Lexile measure
- Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
- Grade band
- Grades K–3 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 1 curriculum on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
- State-level evidence
- Cited in 1 state ELA framework or DOE list (see citations above).
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: book-club.