Winner of the Pura Belpré Medal!
Little Lobo returns to share his love of food and wrestling in¡Vamos! Let’sGo Eat, a paper-over-board picture book follow-up to¡Vamos! Let’sGo to the MarketfromNew York Timesbestselling, three-time Pura Belpré Award–winning author-illustrator Raúl the Third.
Little Lobo is excited to take in a show with wrestling star El Toro in his bustling border town!
After getting lunch orders from the luchador and his friends to help prepare for the event, Little Lobo takes readers on a tour of food trucks that sell his favorite foods, like quesadillas with red peppers and Mexican-Korean tacos.
Peppered with easy-to-remember Spanish vocabulary and packed with fun details and things to see, this glorious celebration of food is sure to leave every reader hungry for lunch!
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The vital images, the dazzling colors and light (shout-out to colorist Elaine Bay), and the devotion to Mexican food and eating make this story utterly distinctive—and delicious. -Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Be prepared to be lost in this book para siempre. Combining two iconic elements of Mexican culture, food trucks and lucha libre, this tale will make readers of all ages hungry for tacos, burritos, and elote (Mexican street corn)—and for more stories set in the inviting, busy town. -School Library Journal (starred review)
The characters in this diverting adventure are cartoony animals or imaginary creatures, and a straightforward narration is complemented by plenty of comic vignettes.... The busy illustrations are full of context clues and detailed elements.... Vibrant with activity and movement—from a very stretchy cheese to a stack of flying tortillas. -Horn Book (starred review)
Little Lobo is back for another fun-fill#-