¡Vamos! Let's Go Read

A Junior Library Guild Selection

A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year

A Bologna Ragazzi Awards Amazing Bookshelf Selection

A Bank Street Best Children’s Book

From New York Times bestselling, Pura Belpré Award–winning author-illustrator Raúl the Third, ¡Vamos! Let's Go Read follows Little Lobo and friends as they explore their library's Libro Love Book Festival in this paper-over-board picture book from the World of ¡Vamos!

Little Lobo and his friends are excited for the out-of-this-world book festival the Guadalupian Library hosts every year!

Everyone has a special book they're looking for, but there's so much to see and do first. From cookbook demonstrations and comics workshops to mask making and language classes, this library has something for everyone. Can Little Lobo, Bernabé, Kooky Dooky, Coco Rocho, and La Chida each find the book of their dreams?

Full of easy-to-remember Spanish vocabulary and packed with fun details, this colorful celebration of books, libraries, and all forms of reading will bring joy to young bookworms everywhere!

“Raúl the Third’s signature illustration style—set off by exquisite color work from Bay—brings to life an exciting story that encourages young people to read. The ¡Vamos! books have become modern classics. Every addition to this world is cause for celebration.”  - Booklist

“You can read it a hundred times and see something new and extraordinary every time.” - Dav Pilkey, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Dog Man series, on ¡Vamos! Let's Go to the Market

“[The series] excels in its inclusion of cultural references in its illustrations . . . Totally fun.” - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) on ¡Vamos! Let's Cross the Bridge

“The artwork’s dynamic vibe sends energy through spreads of the marketplace and its community . . . Utterly distinctive.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review) on ¡Vamos! Let's Go Eat

“The busy illustrations are full of context clues . . . Vibrant with activity and movement.” - Horn Book (starred review) on ¡Vamos! Let's Go Eat

“Bilingual terms embedded in dialogue, signage, and stray scraps of text invite all readers to have a grand time latching onto what they know and figuring out what they don’t.” - Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review) on ¡Vamos! Let’s Go to the Market

“The entire book feel[s] like a party for literacy and libraries. A gift that can be opened over and over again. A wonderful reminder of why libraries matter.”  - School Library Journal (starred review)