Press Kit
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Loren Long is the #1 NYT bestselling illustrator of nearly 30 books for children, including titles by Barack Obama, Amanda Gorman, and Matt de la Peña. He is the author and illustrator of OTIS, LITTLE TREE, THE YELLOW BUS, and others. He lives in Cincinnati with his wife and dog.
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Loren Long is the award-winning illustrator of nearly 30 picture books, over half of which have appeared on the New York Times bestseller list, including titles by Barack Obama, Madonna, Amanda Gorman, and Matt de la Peña. He is the author and illustrator of the Otis series, which was developed as an animated television series on Apple TV+, as well as the #1 NYT bestselling The Yellow Bus. A lifelong Midwesterner, Long resides in Cincinnati, where he and his wife raised two sons and four dogs. He serves on the board of literacy nonprofit Queen City Book Bank, whose headquarters feature a mural of his art.
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Loren Long, a lifelong Midwesterner, grew up loving to draw and paint. His instantly recognizable and nostalgic style is grounded in American Regionalism, an art movement from the 1930s. After earning a BA from University of Kentucky and attending the American Academy of Art in Chicago, Loren began freelancing in editorial illustration, and his work appeared in such outlets as Time Magazine, Forbes, Atlantic Monthly, Readers Digest, and Sports Illustrated. In 2003, Loren illustrated his first picture book, I Dream of Trains by Angela Johnson. He fell in love with visual storytelling for children, and he’s been making picture books ever since. His catalog of nearly 30 picture books includes titles by the singer Madonna (Mr. Peabody’s Apples), the writer Frank McCourt (Angela and the Baby Jesus), the inaugural poet Amanda Gorman (Change Sings), Newbery-award winner Matt de la Peña (Love and the forthcoming Home), and President Barack Obama (Of Thee I Sing), among others. He’s also written and illustrated his own stories, including the six titles in the bestselling Otis series, which was later adapted into an animated television series with Apple TV+, which he executive produced. His most recent book is the No. 1 New York Times bestselling The Yellow Bus. Thirteen of Loren’s books have appeared on the NYT bestseller list and a retrospective show of his work was mounted by the National Center of Children’s Illustrated Literature in 2021. Loren lives in Cincinnati, where he and his wife have raised two sons and four dogs, including their current rescue dog, Charlie. He serves on the board of literacy nonprofit Queen City Book Bank, whose headquarters feature a mural of his art.
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