Raúl the Third (born 1976) is a Mexican American artist and illustrator.

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. 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

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comic, among other titles. In 2019,

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's new imprint Versify (part of

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) will launch a series of bilingual children's books written and illustrated by Raúl. Raúl resides with his wife and son in

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. Raúl is represented by Jennifer Laughran of Andrea Brown Literary Agency.

Awards and honors

* Bank Street Children's Book Committee's Best Book of the Year in 2022 for ''Stuntboy, in the Meantime'', authored by

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. * Bank Street Children's Book Committee's Best Book of the Year in 2022 for ''Tag Team (El Toro & Friends series).'' * 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.'' * Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor in 2020 for ''¡Vamos! Let’s Go to the Market.'' * Bank Street Children's Book Committee's Best Book of the Year in 2021 for ''¡Vamos! Let’s Go to the Market.'' * Pura Belpré Illustrator Winner in 2017 for ''Lowriders to the Center of the Earth''. * Texas BlueBonnet award nomination in 2016-2017 for ''Lowriders in Space''. * The Brother Thomas Fellowship in 2015. * Voted Boston's best visual artist for 2010 by readers of

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. * Artadia Foundation for Art and Culture award in 2009.

Works

AS ILLUSTRATOR * ''Stuntboy, in the Meantime''. Written by

. 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:

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, 2018. * ''Lowriders to the Center of the Earth''. Written by Cathy Camper. San Francisco:

, 2016. * ''Lowriders in Space''. Written by Cathy Camper. San Francisco:

, 2014. AS AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR * ''Training Day''. New York: Versify (

), 2021. * ''Tag Team''. New York: Versify (

), 2021. * ''¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat''. New York: Versify (

), 2020. * ''¡Vamos! Let’s Go to the Market''. New York: Versify (

), 2019.

References

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Raul the Third American writers of Mexican descent 1976 births Living people Writers from El Paso, Texas Artists from El Paso, Texas People from Medford, Massachusetts