{"product_id":"mistaco-a-tale-of-tragedy-y-tortillas","title":"Mistaco: A Tale of Tragedy Y Tortillas","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A tale of tragedy y tortillas\"--Jacket.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEliza 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 \n\u003ci\u003ePapá's Magical Water-Jug Clock\u003c\/i\u003e by Jesús Trejo which won the Pura Belpré 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.\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eMistaco \u003c\/i\u003eis her author-illustrator debut, and you can spill all the frijoles to her at ElizaKinkz.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eMistaco\u003c\/i\u003e by Eliza Kinkz: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn ALSC 2026 Notable Children's Book (All Ages category)\u003cbr\u003eA 2026 Américas Award Honor Book\u003cbr\u003eA Bank Street Best Children's Books of 2026\u003cbr\u003eMay\/June 2025 Kids' Indie Next List (picture books)\u003cbr\u003eNEA Read Across America 2025-2026 Selection\u003cbr\u003eA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Brightly, Evanston Public Library, Chicago Public Library, \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice, \u003ci\u003eKirkus, Children's Book Review, \u003c\/i\u003eCenter for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature (CSMCL)\u003cbr\u003ePedro and Daniel Intersectionality Book Awards (PADIBA) Commended Book\u003cbr\u003eA 2026 TEXAS 2X2 READING LIST \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e★ \"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.\" --\n\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \"[W]ith magnificently scrawled artwork, Kinkz offers a story that blends deep empathy, raucous candor, and a useful ritual for dealing with shame.\" --\n\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \"Kinkz has created\n\u003cb\u003e a reassuring story of big feelings and belly laughs\u003c\/b\u003e in her author-illustrator debut, no mistake about it.\" --\n\u003ci\u003eBooklist, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \"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.\" --\n\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e* \"[W]ith magnificently scrawled artwork, Kinkz offers a story that blends deep empathy, raucous candor, and a useful ritual for dealing with shame.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA 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.\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter 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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the mistakes pile up, they come tumbling out of Izzy--and Lito surprises her by saying \n\u003ci\u003eeveryone \u003c\/i\u003emakes mistakes, and if she makes a tortilla out of her mistakes, he will EAT it. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"Mmmm. . .spicy! And boogery! With a hint of courage. My favorite taco EVER!\" \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSuddenly, the whole family is confessing and getting mistakes off their chests with a feast of mistacos! A delightfully silly picture book for fans of \n\u003ci\u003eDragons Love Tacos\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eThe Book of Mistakes\u003c\/i\u003e. 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