Vamos! Let's Go Read

(Hardback)

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From New York Times bestselling, Pura Belpr Awardwinning author-illustrator Ral 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, Bernab, 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!

Reviews

"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 and dynamic." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) on Vamos! Let's Cross the Bridge

"Witty, stylish panel artwork crackles with funky comic energy." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Vamos! Let's Go to the Market

"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

"Entertains and informs readers through fresh and engaging art, advancing Spanish vocabulary . . . A winner." -- School Library Journal (starred review) on Vamos! Let's Go to the Market

Author Bio

Ral the Third is the New York Times bestselling, Pura Belpr Award-winning author-illustrator of Vamos! Let's Go to the Market, Vamos! Let's Go Eat, Vamos! Let's Cross the Bridge, and the rest of the World of Vamos! series. He is also the illustrator of Schneider Family Award Honoree Stuntboy, in the Meantime, written by Jason Reynolds, and the Lowriders series, written by Cathy Camper. Ral was born in El Paso, Texas, and grew up going back and forth between El Paso and Ciudad Jurez, Mxico. He now lives in Boston, Massachusetts, with his collaborator and fellow New York Times bestselling artist, Elaine Bay, and their son, Ral the Fourth. Ral the Third is the New York Times bestselling, Pura Belpr Award-winning author-illustrator of Vamos! Let's Go to the Market, Vamos! Let's Go Eat, Vamos! Let's Cross the Bridge, and the rest of the World of Vamos! series. He is also the illustrator of Schneider Family Award Honoree Stuntboy, in the Meantime, written by Jason Reynolds, and the Lowriders series, written by Cathy Camper. Ral was born in El Paso, Texas, and grew up going back and forth between El Paso and Ciudad Jurez, Mxico. He now lives in Boston, Massachusetts, with his collaborator and fellow New York Times bestselling artist, Elaine Bay, and their son, Ral the Fourth.