Pura Belpré Award
3 appearances
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Edition 16 (2017) Winner
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Edition 20 (2021) Winner
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Edition 21 (2022) Winner
Raúl the Third
ラウル・ザ・サード
Rauru za Sādo
Aliases:
Raúl González
Pen Names:
Raúl the Third（Used as pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1976-11-29 （El Paso, Texas, United States）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Residence History
- El Paso, Texas → Juárez, Mexico → Medford, Massachusetts
Career
- Occupations
- Artist, illustrator, painter, comic book illustrator
- Active Years
- 2009-2024
- Nominations
- Texas BlueBonnet award nomination (2016-2017, Lowriders in Space)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Pura Belpré Illustrator Award | ¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat | Illustrator | American Library Association | Winner |
| 2017 | Pura Belpré Illustrator Award | Lowriders to the Center of the Earth | Illustrator | American Library Association | Winner |
| 2020 | Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor | ¡Vamos! Let’s Go to the Market | Illustrator | American Library Association | Honor |
| 2022 | Bank Street Children's Book Committee's Best Book of the Year | Stuntboy, in the Meantime | — | Bank Street College of Education | Selected |
| 2022 | Bank Street Children's Book Committee's Best Book of the Year | Tag Team (El Toro & Friends series) | — | Bank Street College of Education | Selected |
Pura Belpré Illustrator Award
2021
Work:
¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat
Category:
Illustrator
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
Winner
Pura Belpré Illustrator Award
2017
Work:
Lowriders to the Center of the Earth
Category:
Illustrator
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
Winner
Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor
2020
Work:
¡Vamos! Let’s Go to the Market
Category:
Illustrator
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
Honor
Bank Street Children's Book Committee's Best Book of the Year
2022
Work:
Stuntboy, in the Meantime
Organization:
Bank Street College of Education
Result:
Selected
Bank Street Children's Book Committee's Best Book of the Year
2022
Work:
Tag Team (El Toro & Friends series)
Organization:
Bank Street College of Education
Result:
Selected
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Lowriders in Space
2014 Children's graphic novelA story about lowrider custom cars adventure.
Latino culturefriendshipcustom cars
Lowriders to the Center of the Earth
2016 Children's graphic novelLowriders adventure to the center of the Earth.
adventuremythology
¡Vamos! Let’s Go to the Market
2019 Children's picture bookA lively bilingual picture book about a trip to the market.
Latino culturecommunity
¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat
2020 Children's picture bookFun story going around food stalls.
foodfamily
Bibliography
- Lowriders in Space
- Lowriders to the Center of the Earth
- Lowriders: Blast from the Past
- ¡Vamos! Let’s Go to the Market
- ¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat
- Tag Team
- Training Day
- Stuntboy, in the Meantime
- Clockwork Curandera, Vol. 1: The Witch Owl Parliament
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Vibrant illustrationsBilingual elementsComic book style
- Recurring Motifs
- LowridersLatino cultureadventure
Legacy
Mexican American artist and illustrator known for children's books and graphic novels reflecting Latino culture, winner of Pura Belpré Awards.
Trivia
- Known for drawing with Bic pens only.
- Boston's best visual artist in 2010.