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THE ASTORIAN • SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 2021
© 2021 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 37, No. 20
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Many students have read the
books Dragons Love Tacos and
Dragons Love Tacos 2: The
Sequel. Kindergarten students
at Strobridge Elementary in
Castro Valley, CA put together
a whole lot of questions for the
author Adam Rubin and they
loved these books so much,
they went on to read more of
Adam’s books.
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A: I get this question a lot and I think some students are
under the impression that I actually physically produce
the books in my apartment … I only write the words.
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I use Google docs (just like a lot of students I know).
After I’m finished writing, Dan draws the pictures and
then all the digital files are sent to a factory in China
where they print out the copies of the books for people
to buy. The front and back cover are hard because there
are thick pieces of cardboard hidden under the paper.
Providing safe passage since 1846
A: When I was a kid, my dad had a little statue on his desk that looked
like a dragon eating a taco. It made me think of the phrase “Dragons
Love Tacos” which stuck in my head until I was an adult and it
sounded like a good title for a picture book. I have the statue on my
writing desk now.
A: I wrote Dragons Love Tacos at my kitchen
table at night after work while I was working at
an advertising agency in Chicago. I had a day job and
wrote stories at night for the first seven years that I was
an author.
A: Dragons love tacos for the
same reasons I love tacos.
Tacos are delicious,
nutritious, fun to make
and easy to eat. There are
endless varieties. They are
the perfect food!
Dragons are known to breathe fire. The smoke is a warning
sign of the impending inferno. Kind of like a burp from
Uncle Morris.
I always liked writing stories, ever since I was a little kid.
When you’re a kid, people tell you what to do all the time:
what to eat, what to wear, when to go to
bed … But when you write a story,
you can do anything you want.
You can stay up ’til 4:00 in the
morning, you can eat a thousand
pizzas, you can fly to the moon on
a magical rhinoceros. That’s what I
love about writing. Anything you can
imagine, you can bring it to life in a
story.
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Dragons have a special sensitivity to spicy
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have a stronger stomach and love to eat spicy
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