Bound To Stay Bound

Booklist - 06/01/2017 Brace yourselves, readers, for this sequel to the best-selling Dragons Love Tacos (2012) begins on a tragic note. There is a taco shortage! The despair is palpable, as dragons sprawl on the ground with tears streaming from their eyes. Moved by the dragons’ plight, Robbie and his canine pal get the idea to travel back in time to the very celebration captured in the first book. Once there, they’ll grab some tacos, return to the present, and plant them for a plentiful taco harvest—this tasty treat grows on trees, don’t you know—so that the dragons will never run out again. As luck would have it, there’s an old time machine in Robbie’s garage, but the mission isn’t as simple as it seems. Miscalculations and machine malfunctions lead to riotous trips through space-time that will leave kids cackling. Old gags from the first book are revisited, and new ones are introduced, with the book’s slight story getting a boost from Salmieri’s comical, childlike illustrations. A ridiculous romp to be sure, but youngsters will eat it up. - Copyright 2017 Booklist.