by Raúl the Third (Author), Raúl the Third (Illustrator), Elaine Bay (Illustrator)
An Eisner Award Nominee! A Pura Belpré Award Honor Book! A Slate Best Book of the 21st Century!
Explore the marketplace of a buzzing Mexican-American border town in Vamos! Let's Go to the Market, a paper-over-board picture book from New York Times bestselling, three-time Pura Belpré Award-winning author-illustrator Raúl the Third.
Bilingual in a new way, this colorful adventure teaches readers simple words in Spanish as they experience the bustling life of a border town. Follow Little Lobo and his dog Bernabe as they deliver supplies to a variety of vendors, selling everything from sweets to sombreros, portraits to piñatas, carved masks to comic books!
"Certain children want nothing more than to sit with a book forever, picking out every single little detail and delighting in it. For these kids, Raúl the Third is a 21st-century Richard Scarry, and his busy border town is a treasure trove."-Slate
For more fun in the World of Vamos! don't miss:
Vamos! Let's Go Eat Vamos! Let's Cross the Bridge Vamos! Let's Go ReadThe El Toro and Friends early reader graphic novelsBoard Books: My Nap, Mi Siesta; My Party, Mi Fiesta; My Mother, Mi Madre; My Father, Mi Padre
Author Biography
Raúl the Third is the Pura Belpré Award-winning illustrator of the Lowriders in Space series by Cathy Camper. He is currently working on a YA graphic novel with David Bowles. He grew up between El Paso, TX and Ciudad Juárez, México and now lives in Boston, MA with colorist Elaine Bay.
www.artbyraul.com
Twitter: @raulthe3rd
Instagram: @raulthethird.info
Number of Pages: 48
Dimensions: 0.4 x 10.1 x 10.2 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: April 02, 2019
Award: Pura Belpre Award (2020)
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Vamos! Let's Go to the Market
Interest Level: Lower Grades, K-3
Reading Level: 3.1
Point Value: 0.5
