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Raúl the Third
Raúl the Third
	González at the 2018 Texas Book Festival
Born	Raúl González; November 29, 1976; El Paso, Texas, United States
Occupation	Artist, illustrator
Notable works	Lowriders in Space ; Lowriders to the Center of the Earth
Notable awards	Pura Belpré Illustrator Award
Website
	www.raulthethird.com

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Raúl the Third (born 1976) is a Mexican American artist and illustrator.^[1]

Life and career

Raúl González was born in El Paso. His father was from that town while his mother was from the neighboring Mexican city of Juárez. Raúl spent his childhood in both cities.^[2] In addition to his extensive work as a painter (which has been exhibited in New York, Boston, and Los Angeles), Raúl is a comic book and graphic novel illustrator. He works on the SpongeBob SquarePants comic, among other titles.^[3]

In 2019, Kwame Alexander's new imprint Versify (part of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) will launch a series of bilingual children's books written and illustrated by Raúl.^[4]^[5]

Raúl resides with his wife and son in Medford, Massachusetts.^[3]

Raúl is represented by Jennifer Laughran of Andrea Brown Literary Agency.^[6]^[7]

Awards and honors

Bank Street Children's Book Committee's Best Book of the Year in 2022 for Stuntboy, in the Meantime, authored by Jason Reynolds.^[8]
Bank Street Children's Book Committee's Best Book of the Year in 2022 for Tag Team (El Toro & Friends series).^[9]
Pura Belpré Illustrator Winner in 2021 for ¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat.
Bank Street Children's Book Committee's Best Book of the Year in 2021 for ¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat.^[10]
Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor in 2020 for ¡Vamos! Let’s Go to the Market. ^[11]
Bank Street Children's Book Committee's Best Book of the Year in 2021 for ¡Vamos! Let’s Go to the Market.^[12]
Pura Belpré Illustrator Winner in 2017 for Lowriders to the Center of the Earth.^[13]
Texas BlueBonnet award nomination in 2016-2017 for Lowriders in Space.^[3]
The Brother Thomas Fellowship in 2015.^[3]
Voted Boston's best visual artist for 2010 by readers of The Boston Phoenix.
Artadia Foundation for Art and Culture award in 2009.^[3]

Works

AS ILLUSTRATOR

Stuntboy, in the Meantime. Written by Jason Reynolds. New York, NY: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, 2021. (Forthcoming.)
Clockwork Curandera, Vol. 1: The Witch Owl Parliament. Written by David Bowles. New York, NY: Tu Books, 2021. (Forthcoming.)
Lowriders: Blast from the Past. Written by Cathy Camper. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2018.
Lowriders to the Center of the Earth. Written by Cathy Camper. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2016.
Lowriders in Space. Written by Cathy Camper. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2014.

AS AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR

Training Day. New York: Versify (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), 2021.
Tag Team. New York: Versify (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), 2021.
¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat. New York: Versify (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), 2020.
¡Vamos! Let’s Go to the Market. New York: Versify (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), 2019.

References

^ "Interview: Raul The Third on 'Lowriders in Space'". School Library Journal Blogs. November 17, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
^ Kids Lit QA.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e About.
^ PW.
^ NYT.
^ "Illustrator Visit: Raúl the Third (Gonzalez)". Cambridge Public Schools. March 23, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
^ Clients.
^ Hare, Peter. "2022 Edition". Bank Street College of Education. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
^ Hare, Peter. "2022 Edition". Bank Street College of Education. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
^ "Best Children's Books of the Year Archive". Bank Street College of Education. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
^ "American Library Association announces 2020 Youth Media Award winners" (PDF). American Library Association. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
^ "Best Children's Books of the Year Archive". Bank Street College of Education. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
^ 2017 ALA Winners.

Trujillo, Robert (February 9, 2015). "Q & A with Illustrator Raúl the Third". Latinxs in Kids Lit. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
American Library Association (January 30, 2017). "American Library Association announces 2017 youth media award winners". American Library Association. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
González, Raúl. "About Raúl the Third". Art by Raúl. Raúl González. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
Laughran, Jennifer. "Clients". a.k.a literaticat. Jennifer Laughran. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
Ortega, Dave (July 19, 2018). "Lowriders". PEN America. PEN America. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
Zielinski, Sara (August 27, 2015). "Interview With Raul Gonzalez III". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
Eskey, Nicholas (22 March 2018). "Nothing but Bic Pens Will Do for Latino Artist Raul the Third". The Beat. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
Tuttle, Kate (July 1, 2016). "Raúl Gonzalez: learning his art at 7-11". The Boston Globe. The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
Maughan, Shannon (July 24, 2018). "Spring 2019 Children's Sneak Previews". Publishers Weekly. Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
Alter, Alexandra (January 30, 2018). "Kwame Alexander Will Start His Own Imprint. The Name? Versify. Get It?". Books News. New York Times. Retrieved 2018-07-27.

External links

Official website

[1] "Interview: Raul The Third on 'Lowriders in Space'". School Library Journal Blogs. November 17, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2018.

[FOOTNOTEKids_Lit_QA-2] Kids Lit QA.

[FOOTNOTEAbout-3] About.

[FOOTNOTEPW-4] PW.

[FOOTNOTENYT-5] NYT.

[6] "Illustrator Visit: Raúl the Third (Gonzalez)". Cambridge Public Schools. March 23, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2018.

[FOOTNOTEClients-7] Clients.

[8] Hare, Peter. "2022 Edition". Bank Street College of Education. Retrieved 2022-09-22.

[9] Hare, Peter. "2022 Edition". Bank Street College of Education. Retrieved 2022-09-22.

[10] "Best Children's Books of the Year Archive". Bank Street College of Education. Retrieved 2022-09-22.

[11] "American Library Association announces 2020 Youth Media Award winners" (PDF). American Library Association. Retrieved 27 January 2020.

[12] "Best Children's Books of the Year Archive". Bank Street College of Education. Retrieved 2022-09-22.

[FOOTNOTE2017_ALA_Winners-13] 2017 ALA Winners.

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+ | caption       = González at the 2018 Texas Book Festival
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  | birth_place   = [[El Paso, Texas]], United States
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-'''Raúl the Third''' (born 1976) is a Mexican American artist and illustrator.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://blogs.slj.com/goodcomicsforkids/2014/11/17/interview-raul-the-third-on-lowriders-in-space/|title= Interview: Raul The Third on ‘Lowriders in Space’|date= November 17, 2017|accessdate= May 9, 2018|website= [[School Library Journal]] Blogs}}</ref>
+'''Raúl the Third''' (born 1976) is a Mexican American artist and illustrator.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://blogs.slj.com/goodcomicsforkids/2014/11/17/interview-raul-the-third-on-lowriders-in-space/|title= Interview: Raul The Third on 'Lowriders in Space'|date= November 17, 2017|accessdate= May 9, 2018|website= [[School Library Journal]] Blogs}}</ref>
 ==Life and career==
-Raúl González was born in El Paso. His father was from that town while his mother was from the neighboring Mexican city of Juárez. Raúl spent his childhood in both cities.{{sfn||Kids Lit QA}} In addition to his extensive work as a painter (which has been exhibited in New York, Boston, and Los Angeles), Raúl is a comic book and graphic novel illustrator. He works on the [[SpongeBob Squarepants]] comic, among other titles.{{sfn|About}}
+Raúl González was born in El Paso. His father was from that town while his mother was from the neighboring Mexican city of Juárez. Raúl spent his childhood in both cities.{{sfn|Kids Lit QA}} In addition to his extensive work as a painter (which has been exhibited in New York, Boston, and Los Angeles), Raúl is a comic book and graphic novel illustrator. He works on the [[SpongeBob SquarePants]] comic, among other titles.{{sfn|About}}
+In 2019, [[Kwame Alexander]]'s new imprint Versify (part of [[Houghton Mifflin Harcourt]]) will launch a series of bilingual children's books written and illustrated by Raúl.{{sfn|PW}}{{sfn|NYT}}
 Raúl resides with his wife and son in [[Medford, Massachusetts]].{{sfn|About}}
-Raúl is represented by Jennifer Laughran of Andrea Brown Literary Agency<ref>{{cite web|url= https://kingopen.cpsd.us/school_news/illustrator_visit_raul|title= Illustrator Visit: Raúl the Third (Gonzalez)|date= March 23, 2017|website= Cambridge Public Schools|accessdate= May 8, 2018}}</ref>.{{sfn||Clients}}
+Raúl is represented by Jennifer Laughran of Andrea Brown Literary Agency.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://kingopen.cpsd.us/school_news/illustrator_visit_raul|title= Illustrator Visit: Raúl the Third (Gonzalez)|date= March 23, 2017|website= Cambridge Public Schools|accessdate= May 8, 2018}}</ref>{{sfn|Clients}}
 ==Awards and honors==
+* Bank Street Children's Book Committee's Best Book of the Year in 2022 for ''Stuntboy, in the Meantime'', authored by [[Jason Reynolds]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hare |first=Peter |title=2022 Edition |url=https://www.bankstreet.edu/library/center-for-childrens-literature/childrens-book-committee/best-childrens-books-of-the-year/edition/ |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=Bank Street College of Education |language=en-US}}</ref>
-* ''Lowriders to the Center of the Earth'' was selected as a [[Belpré Medal|Pura Belpré Illustrator Winner]] in 2017 by the [[American Library Association]].{{sfn|2017 ALA Winners}}
+* Bank Street Children's Book Committee's Best Book of the Year in 2022 for ''Tag Team (El Toro & Friends series).''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hare |first=Peter |title=2022 Edition |url=https://www.bankstreet.edu/library/center-for-childrens-literature/childrens-book-committee/best-childrens-books-of-the-year/edition/ |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=Bank Street College of Education |language=en-US}}</ref>
-* ''Lowriders in Space'' was nominated for a Texas BlueBonnet award in 2016-2017.{{sfn|About}}
+* [[Belpré Medal|Pura Belpré Illustrator Winner]] in 2021 for ''¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat.''
+* Bank Street Children's Book Committee's Best Book of the Year in 2021 for ''¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Children's Books of the Year Archive |url=https://www.bankstreet.edu/library/center-for-childrens-literature/childrens-book-committee/best-childrens-books-of-the-year/best-childrens-books-of-the-year-archive/ |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=Bank Street College of Education |language=en-US}}</ref>
+* [[Belpré Medal|Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor]] in 2020 for ''¡Vamos! Let’s Go to the Market.'' <ref>{{cite web |title=American Library Association announces 2020 Youth Media Award winners |url=http://ala.unikron.com/YMA%202020%20Wrap%20Release%20FINAL.pdf |website=American Library Association |accessdate=27 January 2020}}</ref>
+* Bank Street Children's Book Committee's Best Book of the Year in 2021 for ''¡Vamos! Let’s Go to the Market.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Children's Books of the Year Archive |url=https://www.bankstreet.edu/library/center-for-childrens-literature/childrens-book-committee/best-childrens-books-of-the-year/best-childrens-books-of-the-year-archive/ |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=Bank Street College of Education |language=en-US}}</ref>
+* [[Belpré Medal|Pura Belpré Illustrator Winner]] in 2017 for ''Lowriders to the Center of the Earth''.{{sfn|2017 ALA Winners}}
+* Texas BlueBonnet award nomination in 2016-2017 for ''Lowriders in Space''.{{sfn|About}}
 * The Brother Thomas Fellowship in 2015.{{sfn|About}}
+* Voted Boston's best visual artist for 2010 by readers of [[The Boston Phoenix]].
-* 2009 award from the Artadia Foundation for Art and Culture.{{sfn|About}}
-* Voted Boston’s best visual artist for 2010 by readers of [[The Boston Phoenix]].{{sfn|About}}
+* Artadia Foundation for Art and Culture award in 2009.{{sfn|About}}
 ==Works==
 AS ILLUSTRATOR
+* ''Stuntboy, in the Meantime''. Written by [[Jason Reynolds]]. New York, NY: [[Atheneum Books|Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books]], 2021. (Forthcoming.)
-* ''Clockwork Curandera''. Written by [[David Bowles (author)|David Bowles]]. New York, NY: [[Tu Books]], 2019. (Forthcoming.)
+* ''Clockwork Curandera, Vol. 1: The Witch Owl Parliament''. Written by David Bowles. New York, NY: [[Tu Books]], 2021. (Forthcoming.)
 * ''Lowriders: Blast from the Past''. Written by Cathy Camper. San Francisco: [[Chronicle Books]], 2018.
 * ''Lowriders to the Center of the Earth''. Written by Cathy Camper. San Francisco: [[Chronicle Books]], 2016.
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 AS AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR
+* ''Training Day''. New York: Versify ([[Houghton Mifflin Harcourt]]), 2021.
+* ''Tag Team''. New York: Versify ([[Houghton Mifflin Harcourt]]), 2021.
-==Notes==
+* ''¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat''. New York: Versify ([[Houghton Mifflin Harcourt]]), 2020.
-{{reflist}}
+* ''¡Vamos! Let’s Go to the Market''. New York: Versify ([[Houghton Mifflin Harcourt]]), 2019.
 ==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-* {{cite web|last=Trujillo|first=Robert |date=February 9, 2015|title=Q & A with Illustrator Raúl the Third|url=https://latinosinkidlit.com/2015/02/09/q-a-with-illustrator-raul-the-third/|work=Latinxs in Kids Lit|publisher=Latinxs in Kids Lit|accessdate=2018-05-09|ref={{sfnref|Kids Lit QA}}}}
+* {{cite web|last=Trujillo|first=Robert |date=February 9, 2015|title=Q & A with Illustrator Raúl the Third|url=https://latinosinkidlit.com/2015/02/09/q-a-with-illustrator-raul-the-third/|work=Latinxs in Kids Lit|accessdate=2018-05-09|ref={{sfnref|Kids Lit QA}}}}
 * {{cite news |author=American Library Association |date=January 30, 2017 |title=American Library Association announces 2017 youth media award winners
- |url=http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/01/american-library-association-announces-2017-youth-media-award-winners |publisher=American Library Association |accessdate=2018-05-09 |ref={{sfnref|2016 ALA Winners}} }}
+ |url=http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/01/american-library-association-announces-2017-youth-media-award-winners |publisher=American Library Association |accessdate=2018-05-09 |ref={{sfnref|2017 ALA Winners}} }}
 * {{cite web|last=González|first=Raúl |title=About Raúl the Third|url=http://www.artbyraul.com/about.html |work=Art by Raúl |publisher=Raúl González |accessdate=2018-05-09|ref={{sfnref|About}}}}
 * {{cite web|last=Laughran|first=Jennifer |title=Clients|url=http://www.jenniferlaughran.com/clients.html |work=a.k.a literaticat |publisher=Jennifer Laughran |accessdate=2018-05-09|ref={{sfnref|Clients}}}}
-* {{cite web|last=Ortega|first=Dave |title=Lowriders|url=https://pen.org/lowriders/ |work=PEN America |publisher=PEN America |accessdate=2018-07-27|ref={{sfnref|PEN}}}}
+* {{cite news|last=Ortega|first=Dave |date=July 19, 2018 |title=Lowriders|url=https://pen.org/lowriders/ |work=PEN America |publisher=PEN America |accessdate=2018-07-27|ref={{sfnref|PEN}}}}
-* {{cite news |last=Zielinski|first=Sara| date=August 27, 2015 | title=Interview With Raul Gonzalez III|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/sara-zielinski/sara-zielinski-interviews_3_b_8049056.html |work=Huffington Post |publisher=Huffington Post |accessdate=2018-07-27|ref={{sfnref|hufpost}}}}
+* {{cite news |last=Zielinski|first=Sara| date=August 27, 2015 | title=Interview With Raul Gonzalez III|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/sara-zielinski/sara-zielinski-interviews_3_b_8049056.html |work=Huffington Post |accessdate=2018-07-27|ref={{sfnref|hufpost}}}}
-* {{cite web|last=Eskey|first=Nicholas|title=Nothing but Bic Pens Will Do for Latino Artist Raul the Third|url=http://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-nothing-but-bic-pens-will-do-for-latino-artist-raul-the-third/ |work=The Beat |publisher=The Beat |accessdate=2018-07-27|ref={{sfnref|beat}}}}
+* {{cite web|last=Eskey|first=Nicholas|title=Nothing but Bic Pens Will Do for Latino Artist Raul the Third|url=http://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-nothing-but-bic-pens-will-do-for-latino-artist-raul-the-third/ |work=The Beat |date=22 March 2018 |accessdate=2018-07-27|ref={{sfnref|beat}}}}
 * {{cite news |last=Tuttle|first=Kate|date=July 1, 2016| title=Raúl Gonzalez: learning his art at 7-11 | url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/books/2016/06/30/raul-gonzalez-learning-his-art/Tjrum6i4LI9qA5u8t9svAI/story.html |work=The Boston Globe |publisher=The Boston Globe |accessdate=2018-07-27|ref={{sfnref|globe}}}}
+* {{cite news |last=Maughan|first=Shannon|date=July 24, 2018| title=Spring 2019 Children's Sneak Previews | url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/77551-spring-2019-children-s-sneak-previews.html|work=Publishers Weekly |publisher=Publishers Weekly |accessdate=2018-07-27|ref={{sfnref|PW}}}}
+* {{cite news |last=Alter|first=Alexandra |date=January 30, 2018| title=Kwame Alexander Will Start His Own Imprint. The Name? Versify. Get It? | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/30/books/kwame-alexander-book-imprint.html |work=Books News |publisher=New York Times |accessdate=2018-07-27|ref={{sfnref|NYT}}}}
 ==External links==
 * {{Official website|http://www.raulthethird.com/}}
+{{Authority control}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Raul the Third}}
 [[Category:American writers of Mexican descent]]
 [[Category:1976 births]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
-[[Category:People from El Paso, Texas]]
+[[Category:Writers from El Paso, Texas]]
+[[Category:Artists from El Paso, Texas]]
+[[Category:People from Medford, Massachusetts]]

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