Multi-million dollar movies flash and disappear. The biggest TV show of the year is all but forgotten the next. There are so many options and so much happening and such ease of access to millions of different types/flavors/styles of content that it seems like the average attention span is shorter than the average TikTiok video. Honestly, I’m surprised by the enduring popularity of anything these days. But dragons might have an issue with spicy salsa, what with the fire breathing and all… I told Dan the idea for the title, “Dragons Love Tacos” and right away he said we should do it.Īre you surprised by the enduring popularity of the book? Why do you think it’s been such a hit? It made total sense that dragons would enjoy tacos. That combination just clicked in my head. But I kept thinking back to a little statue that my dad kept on his desk when I was a kid-a ceramic figure of a dragon eating a taco. On some level, it felt like my brief adventure as a picture book writer might be over. There was really no pressure to come up with another idea. It was just a fun thing I did at night after my day job. We had done a couple of books already and the response was really positive but I still had no idea that writing books was something I could do for a living. What was the inspiration behind 'Dragons Love Tacos?' Our first collaboration was 'Those Darn Squirrels' and we’ve been friends ever since. Our mutual friend Corey suggested we work together and since Dan already knew he wanted to illustrate picture books, I decided to give it a try. I always liked to write and I always liked reading books that were supposedly meant for kids (even as an adult) but I never really put the two together until I was introduced to Daniel Salmieri. Did you always want to be a children’s book author? What drew you to writing for kids?Īctually, I never imagined I would be a children’s book author when I was young.

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