¡Vamos! Let's Go to the Market

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 Read
• The El Toro and Friends early reader graphic novels
• Board Books: My Nap, Mi Siesta; My Party, Mi Fiesta; My Mother, Mi Madre; My Father, Mi Padre

"Witty, stylish panel artwork crackles with funky comic energy.... Most pleasing is the market’s atmosphere of warmth and affection." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"This picture book entertains and informs readers through fresh and engaging art, advancing Spanish vocabulary and cultural references. A winner."

"The comics-style illustrations of anthropomorphic creatures, objects, and places are full of detail and very enjoyable to explore.... This simple morning walk turns into a scavenger hunt of Spanish words and Mexican cultural elements." - Horn Book (starred review)

"Excellent for English and Spanish language learners alike.... This lively, inviting picture book offers readers a playful glimpse into a desert world surrounded by mountains and cactuses." - Booklist

"A culturally intricate slice of a lupine courier's life."

“The Book of the Year is now out!” - Tom Angleberger, New York Times bestselling author of the Origami Yoda series

“Hats off to Raúl the Third for this BRILLIANT and BEAUTIFUL new picture book. 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

“The grab bag of 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)

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