Creator of OTIS. Illustrator of Barack Obama’s picture book, OF THEE I SING, LOVE by Matt de la Peña, and others. Watch GET ROLLING WITH OTIS on AppleTV now!
Joined September 2009
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29 Jan 2025
Thanks to everyone who supported, listed, picked, and loved THE YELLOW BUS. Let’s continue to share the book and its core themes of INCLUSION, EMPATHY and SERVICE to others. Now, back to work on my next book. #inclusion #empathy #service #theyellowbus #lorenlong
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21 Nov 2025
Join us in March for the Illinois Reading Council Annual Conference!
21 Nov 2025
Register today for the 2026 IRC Conference, A Full Literacy Palette, from March 12-13, 2026 in Springfield, Illinois! Find out about the amazing authors and speakers joining us at
illinoisreadingcouncil.org/c…
#IRCreads @ILReadCouncil
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19 Nov 2025
Looking forward to it, Sarah!
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25 Oct 2025
Say hey to the first graders for me, Ashley!
23 Oct 2025
First grade was following along with @lorenlong while he gave a presentation on his life as an author & illustrator! They can’t wait for our giveaway! @bookelicious @OCE_BlueJays @FBISD_Libraries
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Loren Long retweeted
1 Oct 2025
فتغمرها السعادة وتفيض بالفرح. ومع مرور الأيام، تتبدل الأحوال، ليصبح للحافلة الصفراء سائق جديد، وتسلك طريقًا مختلفًا، ويملؤها ركّاب جدد، صغارًا وكبارًا. حتى يأتي يوم تتوقف فيه العجلات عن الدوران، ويصمت المحرّك إلى الأبد، وتبقى الحافلة الصفراء وحيدة.
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2 Oct 2025
Thank you for this wonderful Arabic edition of THE YELLOW BUS!
1 Oct 2025
جديدنا ✨
الحافلة الصفراء 💛
تأليف ورسوم: لورين لونج
ترجمة: د. نسيبة العزيبي
تصميم العنوان العربي: محمد أنيس
العمر: 6 سنوات فما فوق
نبذة عن الكتاب:
تحب الحافلة الصفراء أن تقلّ الأطفال من مكانٍ مهم إلى مكانٍ مهم آخر. كل صباح، يصعدون إليها بخطى صغيرة وضحكات خجولة،
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3 Sep 2025
Teachers! Check out Sarah over on Instagram for this and lots of other great content.
3 Sep 2025
Teacher friends! Today starts the 3rd weekly PICTURE BOOK GIVEAWAY for educators. Head to my Instagram page ands follow @LMReadWrite & like the post below for a chance to win TWO INCREDIBLE books by @lorenlong .Winners announced each Friday.
lnkd.in/eVwUqZgR
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2 Sep 2025
Thanks so much, Nancy!
1 Sep 2025
#picturebook art is unique and always evolving.
I love this juxstapositon of the dull grey landscape with the bright, beckoning school bus.
Wonderful! 💛
@lorenlong #kidlit
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13 Aug 2025
Received a letter from a retired bus driver named Phyllis. Wrote her back. Here’s the original note from Phyllis and the follow-up. Thank you, Phyllis, for sharing The Yellow Bus. I think you say it all best--life is like a bus, indeed. @MacKidsBooks @MacKidsSL
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7 Aug 2025
Thoughtful and evocative depiction of the mostly sounds (and sights) of home, when it is safe and comforting and when it isn’t. Love is what brings you back together safely. Fabulous and feeling illustrations ❤️swimming dog. 5⭐️ @mattdelapena @lorenlong @DISD_Libraries #bookaday
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31 Jul 2025
Proud to share that The Yellow Bus has been chosen as the winner of the 2025 Ohio Book Award for Juvenile Literature!
@Ohioana @MacKidsBooks @MacKidsSL Tickets here eventbrite.com/e/the-ohio-bo…
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28 Jul 2025
Indies, schools, and libraries: enter a sweepstakes for a chance to win a The Yellow Bus Back-to-School Kit! The grand prize includes a Yellow Bus time capsule and poster. Enter here by August 13: bit.ly/3IIx4M6 @MacKidsSL @MacKidsBooks
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25 Jun 2025
What a year! So many great memories. Thanks to everyone out there who embraced THE YELLOW BUS. Grateful Roaring Brook Press and the entire team at @MacKidsBooks, @MacKidsSL #joy #purpose #service #empathy
25 Jun 2025
It's hard to believe it's been one year since the release of @LorenLong's THE YELLOW BUS 💛 Celebrate the winding road of life with warmth, wonder, and this very special picture book 🚌 bit.ly/3ZL658i
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24 Jun 2025
Thanks to the special educators and readers in Iowa for enthusiastically greeting me and letting me share my life and work.
I’ll think of your warmth when I’m all alone in my studio tomorrow.
24 Jun 2025
Kickoff for the day-- @lorenlong shared his journey as an author and illustrator. He's "the artist in the family", starting as a youngster. ❤️ ##iareads @ILAToday @IowaASL
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13 Jun 2025
You know who is excited about our reading conference? @lorenlong and @shannonmmiller can't wait to see you in Cedar Falls for the 2025 Iowa Reading/Iowa Association of School Librarians Conference! iowareading.org #iareads @IowaASL
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Loren Long retweeted
11 Jun 2025
You know who is excited about our reading conference? @lorenlong and @shannonmmiller can't wait to see you in Cedar Falls for the 2025 Iowa Reading/Iowa Association of School Librarians Conference! iowareading.org #iareads @IowaASL
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Loren Long retweeted
10 Jun 2025
You know who is excited about our reading conference? @lorenlong and @shannonmmiller can't wait to see you in Cedar Falls for the 2025 Iowa Reading/Iowa Association of School Librarians Conference! iowareading.org #iareads @IowaASL
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20 May 2025
Proud to be a part of this! Thank you, @IowaReading . And @shannonmmiller is the best!
14 May 2025
@lorenlong and @shannonmmiller are just two of our amazing speakers for our June 24 & 25 state reading conference! License renewal credit will be available, too! @ILAToday #iareads
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6 May 2025
Enter my picture book giveaway for #TeacherAppreciationWeek simply by following me on Instagram. Click here and hit the "Follow" button instagram.com/LMReadWrite/ to be entered. Tag a colleague to share the exciting opportunity. Thank you for all that you do!
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26 Apr 2025
This means so much to me, Melissa. Especially from a group of writers. Thanks for taking the time to let me know. My best to you and your group. And cheers to the SCBWI!
26 Apr 2025
We have a group that meets once a month in our SCBWI region to examine the structure of picture books to learn why they work. We finished reading this book, and we all just said, "We love this book." No one could think of anything that didn't work. It's perfection.
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