Loren Long is a Midwesterner, having grown up in Missouri and attended school at The University of Kentucky in Lexington. 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. He and his wife, Tracy, have two sons.
Praise for Otis... A New York Times Bestseller Winner of the Parents Choice Gold Medal The overall effect is nostalgic and comforting as readers bond with the determined little tractor. -School Library Journal Readers of classic children's books will find traces of Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, Little Toot and The Story of Ferdinand in this story of a friendly little tractor. -Publishers Weekly How this little left-behind machine goes from has-been to hero is an all-too-familiar but nonetheless satisfying trope that will leave young readers with smiles as big as Otis's goofy grin. -The Washington Post What a wonderful book for parents and young children to share! -Children's Literature