Tucson Festival of Books

Raúl the Third


Raúl the Third is The New York Times bestselling, three-time Pura Belpré Award winning author/illustrator of the World of ¡Vamos! series. He illustrated the Schneider Family Book Award honoree Stuntboy, In the Meantime by Jason Reynolds, and the Lowriders series by Cathy Camper. His new books are "Tough Times" and "Tacos Today." He grew up going back and forth between El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, México. He lives in Medford, Massachusetts, with his New York Times bestselling collaborator, Elaine Bay, and their son, Raúl the Fourth.

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Awards: Pura Belpré Award


Books:
Tough Times
El Toro and Friends: a Graphic Novel
Children
HarperCollins Publishers
March 2026
ISBN 9780063396289
56 pages

Tacos Today
El Toro and Friends
Children
HarperCollins Publishers
March 2023
ISBN 9780358539377
56 pages