Books
Books by Raúl the Third can be found wherever books are sold. Signed editions can be found at Porter Square Books. His books can also be checked out at a library near you. A note from Raúl: “If you are looking for my books where you live, please check to see if a local independent bookstore near you carries them. You can search for one here via Indiebound. Thank you for supporting local independent businesses and my work!”
¡Vamos! Let’s Go to the Market
Little Lobo loves Lucha Libre, and today he and his dog Bernabé have a big job to do, delivering necessary items to people all over the Mercado, even to where the luchadors fight! Friends and neighbors greet them everywhere they go as readers are treated to a full tour of the many sights of the bustling marketplace. Traditional treats like banderas de coco and churros are introduced and enjoyed along with many other cultural items and experiences. Every scene is chock-full of clever details and words to learn in Spanish. Will Little Lobo get to meet El Toro, his favorite luchador ever? ¡Vamos al mercado and let’s find out!
¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat
In this new Vamos! title, Let’s Go Eat, Little Lobo is excited to take in a show with wrestling star El Toro in his bustling border town. After getting lunch orders from The Bull and his friends to help prepare for the event, Little Lobo takes readers on a tour of food trucks that sell his favorite foods, like quesadillas with red peppers and Mexican-Korean tacos. Peppered with easy-to-remember Latin-American Spanish vocabulary, this glorious celebration of food is sure to leave every reader hungry for lunch! Jam-packed with fun details and things to see, the Vamos! books are perfect for fans of Richard Scarry and Where’s Waldo?
¡Vamos! Let’s Cross the Bridge
Little Lobo and his dog Bernabé have a new truck and they are using it to carry party supplies over the bridge with their pals El Toro and La Oink Oink. The line is long and everyone on the bridge is stuck. How will they pass the time? Eventually everyone comes together for an epic party on the bridge between two different countries. Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks and Things That Go gets Mexican American makeover in this joyful story about coming together.
Stuntboy, In The Meantime
“In this funny, action-packed graphic novel, readers are introduced to Portico Reeves (aka Stuntboy), a Black fourth-grader and superhero. As Portico tries to dodge Herbert's bullying and cope with his parents' constant arguing, Stuntboy swoops in to save his neighbors and, hopefully, his parents' marriage. This easily accessible and hilarious graphic novel is broken up into short episodes interrupted by commercial breaks with helpful tips on stunts. National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Jason Reynolds creates a text that makes for a quick and easy read and the accompanying digital illustrations by Raúl the Third match the tone perfectly. Stuntboy, in the Meantime is a perfect book for seven- to 12-year-olds.” (Shelf Awareness, starred review)
My Nap Mi Siesta
In this colorful bilingual board book that highlights the joys of napping, Coco Rocho shows us all the places where you can take a siesta!
In my bed. En mi cama.
Near my dog. Cerca de mi perro.
With my stuffed animals. Con mi peluches.
Explore all the places Coco Rocho finds to sleep in this bilingual board book by Pura Belpré Honor-winning Raúl the Third. Sweet dreams! ¡Suenos dulces!
My Party Mi Fiesta
In this festive bilingual board book, join Coco Rocho and his friends as they gather all the things they need to throw a grand fiesta!
Throwing a party is always fun, especially when it's in both English and Spanish! In this new board book by Pura Belpré Honor-winning Raúl the Third, young readers are introduced to Spanish vocabulary through all the fun of a party.
Friends, cake, music--amigos, pastel, musica--join Coco Rocho and all his companions at this joyful fiesta!
Tag Team: El Toro & Friends
Luchadores El Toro and La Oink Oink are the perfect tag team as they clean up together in this playful and visually stunning early reader! Perfect for fans of Elephant and Piggie, comic book fans, and kids looking to practice both Spanish and English.
After last night’s match, the stadium is a mess! There is so much work to be done and Mexican wrestling star El Toro feels overwhelmed. Enter . . . La Oink Oink! With the collaborative spirit they have in the ring, El Toro and La Oink Oink tackle the cleaning up together. La Oink Oink sweeps and El Toro picks up the trash. La Oink Oink washes the dishes, and El Toro dries them. Together, an insurmountable mountain of chores becomes a series of fun tasks for these two wrestling friends!
With unique and detailed illustrations, and easy Spanish and English vocabulary words, sports fans and comic book fans alike will fall in love with El Toro, La Oink Oink, and their tag-team adventures in this fun early reader.
Training Day: El Toro & Friends
Little Lobo introduced readers to his wrestling hero El Toro in Vamos! Let’s go to the Market!. Now El Toro is off on his own adventures in this early reader series! Task #1: Getting out of bed.
Usually that’s not so hard, but being the champion luchador isn’t easy. Today, El Toro is feeling uninspired. But his coach, Kooky Dooky, knows that practice makes better and it’s important for El Toro to stay in shape and keep training! These eye-popping illustrations will appeal to comic book fans and encourage visual literacy, with an easy-to-follow mix of Spanish and English vocabulary words. Readers will cheer as El Toro’s spirits are lifted with a little help from his community and he trains hard to win his next big wrestling match against The Wall!
Team Up: El Toro and Friends
In this funny and action-packed early reader, meet wrestler El Toro and his friends when they were young and learn how they became master luchadores!
El Toro and friends make a great team! But that wasn't always the case. A long time ago, they went to Ricky Raton's School of Lucha, learning everything from strength training to patience. When it comes time for one final test, El Toro and friends have to decide whether working alone is the best way to go or if teaming up might make things easier...and more fun!
Lowriders in Space
Lupe Impala, El Chavo Flapjack, and Elirio Malaria love working with cars. You name it, they can fix it. But the team's favorite cars of all are lowriders—cars that hip and hop, dip and drop, go low and slow, bajito y suavecito. The stars align when a contest for the best car around offers a prize of a trunkful of cash—just what the team needs to open their own shop! ¡Ay chihuahua! What will it take to transform a junker into the best car in the universe? Striking, unparalleled art from debut illustrator Raul the Third recalls ballpoint-pen-and-Sharpie desk-drawn doodles, while the story is sketched with Spanish, inked with science facts, and colored with true friendship. With a glossary at the back to provide definitions for Spanish and science terms, this delightful book will educate and entertain in equal measure.
Lowriders to the Center of the Earth
The lovable trio from the acclaimed Lowriders in Space are back! Lupe Impala, Elirio Malaria, and El Chavo Octopus are living their dream at last. They're the proud owners of their very own garage. But when their beloved cat Genie goes missing, they need to do everything they can to find him. Little do they know the trail will lead them to the realm of Mictlantecuhtli, the Aztec god of the Underworld, who is keeping Genie prisoner! With cool Spanish phrases on every page, a glossary of terms, and an action-packed plot that sneaks in science as well as Aztec lore, Lowriders to the Center of the Earth is a linguistic and visual delight. ¡Que suave!
Lowriders Blast from the Past
When new friends Lupe, Flapjack, and Elirio are each bullied by Las Matamoscas, they know they're going to like one another. When they find out they all love lowrider cars, they know they'll be friends for life. But the bullies won't leave the Lowriders alone—and they don't let any girls or babies into car clubs. Can these three determined outcasts prove they deserve to be in the car show? Humor, Spanish words, and lowrider culture come together in this heartwarming graphic novel of three friends navigating the bumpy terrain of friendship, bullying, and standing up for what you believe in. ¡Vámonos!
