Using a comics format, Raúl the Third tells a story about Little Lobo and his trusty dog Bernabé delivering goods to the Mercado. The eclectic list includes shoe polish, clothespins, wood, tissue paper, paint brushes, and golden laces. Each item is put to use by the vendor who ordered it, while Little Lobo is given something in return for each delivery. All of the characters are anthropomorphized animals in the highly visual storytelling grounded in details of Mexican culture, and full of humor that will appeal to a wide age range. Many of the items in the Mercado are labeled in Spanish (defined in English in a glossary at book’s end). A subplot about a luchador named El Toro, who happens to be Little Lobo’s favorite, comes to satisfying conclusion for Little Lobo and readers alike (who did you think the golden laces were for?). The ink and Photoshop illustrations are full of energy and color. Young readers will want to return to the Mercado with Little Lobo again and again. (Ages 3–9)

An Eisner Award Nominee! A Pura Belpré Award Honor Book!

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!