Raúl the Third is the Pura Belpré Honor-winning illustrator of ¡VAMOS! LET'S GO TO THE MARKET and ¡VAMOS! LET'S GO EAT. He is currently working on the expanded world of his ¡Vamos! series. He grew up in El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juárez, México, and now lives in Boston, Massachusetts with colorist and collaborator Elaine Bay and their son, Raúl the Fourth.
His new books, TAG TEAM and TRAINING DAY will be publishing May 4 from Houghton Mifflin Books for Young Readers.
