Being thankful is a year-round blessing for Otis the tractor! [5] In 2004, I Dream of Trains won the Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustration. Yes, With a Little Help From His Friends", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Loren_Long&oldid=946104876, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 18 March 2020, at 02:55.

[2] He graduated from University of Kentucky, with a BA in Graphic Design. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Meanwhile, the rest of the team prepares for the next game—but before they can even get warmed up, the game is cancelled.

Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. The book was also selected as one of the New York Public Library’s 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing, 2003. He has been awarded two gold medals from the Society of Illustrators in New York, and has been frequently selected for their annual exhibition and book. Loren Long (born 1964)[1] is an American author of children's books best known for illustration. Otis and his farm friends love to play hide-and-seek. Fun for both the parents and the kids. There's a Hole in the Log on the Bottom of the Lake. Love these characters! Beautiful flow to the text and the illustrations are so ... Luv reading this series to our kindergarten and primary division students.

It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. . The illustrations are engaging - little kids love stories of cars and trucks and things that go - like a tractor that who becomes a friend to a lonely little calf. . He loves his farm and farmer.

See all books authored by Loren Long, including Otis, and Otis and the Tornado, and more on ThriftBooks.com. 800-596-0710Mon-Fri, 8am-7pm Central Time. A wonderful story with amazing illustrations. "—Booklist, starred review"Long’s gentle but powerful story about a young tree who holds tight to his leaves, even as everyone else lets theirs drop, takes on nothing less than the pain and sorrow of growing up.

There's a problem loading this menu right now. For graduates, for their parents, for anyone facing change, here is a gorgeously illustrated and stunningly heartfelt ode to the challenges of growing up and letting go. His work has also appeared in many other major annual exhibitions such as American Illustration, Communication Arts, Step By Step Graphics and Print. Having outlived his usefulness, Otis just sits there, impervious to the calf's call to play. Beautiful. Featuring the New York Times bestselling character Otis! Loren Long grew up in Lexington, Kentucky.

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And now they must join their mother and their father's wartime traveling baseball team, The Travelin' Nine, on a tour of America to raise money. It is Otis who saves the day.


Otis is a special tractor. In his work, he relies on strong lighting sources, color theory, and support from his family to overcome this obstacle. From #1 New York Times bestselling Loren Long comes a gorgeously-illustrated story that challenges each of us to have the courage to let go and to reach for the sun. Author: Julie Fogliano, Loren Long (Illustrator) Hardcover May 2019. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, TeachingBooks supports the First Amendment and celebrates the right to read. until the little calf gets stuck in Mud Pond. "—The New York Times Book Review* "[Long's] willingness to take his time and even test the audience’s patience with his arboreal hero’s intransigence results in an ending that’s both a big relief and an authentic triumph. Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2020.

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They know very little about its significance except that their father made it with his own two hands and carried it with him throughout the war.

Looking for books by Loren Long? Would recommend for 3-7 yrs. He particularly loves the little calf in the next stall, whom he purrs to sleep with his soft motor. Otis especially loves to be "It," finding his friends as they hide. .

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**Read by country music superstar Trace Adkins! Their only clue is a baseball with a hole the size of an acorn in it that their Uncle Owen gave to them the night of their father's funeral. Loren Long grew up in Lexington, Kentucky.
This is a beautiful book especially for tractor lovers like us.

Faced with a second funeral in as many months, Griffith, Ruby, and Graham are determined to beat the Chancellor at his own game and save their family as well as the game of baseball.

We didn’t know any artists. "—Publishers Weekly, starred review"Long is sparing with the text, keeping it simple and beautifully descriptive.

After graduation Long worked as an illustrator for a greeting card company in Cincinnati before beginning his career as a freelance illustrator.

In the end, Otis finds a place on the farm where his engine's soft purr can be put to good use. New York Times bestselling series! He loves his farmer and he loves to work. 18 Resources. by Matt de la Peña and Loren Long. Long’s clients include Time Magazine, Reader’s Digest, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Atlantic Monthly, Boy’s Life, Land’s End, Sports Illustrated and HBO. His name was Otis, and every day Otis and his farmer worked together taking care of the farm they called home. After jumping off the train to St. Louis, Griffith, Woody, and Dog find their way back to the Travelin’ Nine.

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We love the illustrations in these Otis books. Read a note from Loren Long about Otis and the Scarecrow: Otis and the Scarecrow is the fifth hardcover picture book about Otis the tractor.

In a wonderful new palette, and in the tradition of classics like Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel and The Story of Ferdinand, Loren Long has crafted an unforgettable new story—and character—celebrating the power of friendship and perseverance. Loren Long; Books by Loren Long. Then there is only one tractor—and it’s not big or yellow—who saves the day. He has been awarded two gold medals from the Society of Illustrators in New York, and has been frequently selected for their annual exhibition and book.

A Simon & Schuster executive saw his work for Miles’ Song by Alice McGill and tapped him for the illustrations for I Dream of Trains by Angela Johnson. The United Nations chose to hang in their lobby Long’s painting of a firefighter in action, along with 21 other selections from the Prevailing Human Spirit Show at the Society of Illustrators. Winner of the Parents' Choice Gold Award. He pursued graduate-level studies at the American Academy of Art in Chicago after graduating with a BA in Graphic Design/Art Studio from the University of Kentucky. Add to Reading List Share this Book. Add to Reading List Share this Book.

Read a note from Loren Long about Otis and the Scarecrow: Otis and the Scarecrow is the fifth hardcover picture book about Otis the tractor. Wind Flyers.

Class loves this read aloud! "There once was a friendly little tractor. Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2016. Praise for Little Tree* "The illustrations are beautifully rendered . Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Season after season, Little Tree clings to his brown-leaved self until he can take a leap and shed his protection. This book has a lot to offer for a long time period to a child's developing mind. Loren Long grew up in Lexington, Kentucky. Loren Long (born 1964) is an American author of children's books best known for illustration.

He won the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators' (SCBWI) Golden Kite Award for picture book illustration in 2004 for I Dream of Trains by Angela Johnson Buy Loren Long eBooks to read online or download in PDF or ePub on your PC, tablet or mobile device. OTiS is a great book but this is NOT the, Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2019, Beware! Handpicked by Amazon kids’ books editor, Seira Wilson, for Prime Book Box – a children’s subscription that inspires a love of reading.

He pursued graduate-level studies at the American Academy of Art in Chicago after graduating with a BA in Graphic Design/Art Studio from the University of Kentucky. 28 Resources2 Awards. Loren Long grew up in Lexington, Kentucky. Please try again. [5][7] In 2010, he illustrated Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters by Barack Obama. Add to Reading List Share this Book. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists.