Loren Long (born 1964)[1] 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.
Loren Long | |
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 Long at the 2017 Texas Book Festival | |
| Born | 1964 Joplin, Missouri, SA |
| Occupation | Illustrator, writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | c. 2000–present |
| Genre | Children's picture books |
| Website | |
| lorenlong | |
Biography
editLong was born in Joplin, Missouri.[2] He graduated from University of Kentucky, with a BA in Graphic Design.[3] He lives in Cincinnati, Ohio with his wife and two sons.[4][2]
His career began at Gibson Greeting Cards in Cincinnati, Ohio eventually moving on to freelance illustration which gave him national exposure for children's books illustrations. 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.[5] In 2004, I Dream of Trains won the Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustration.[6] In 2005, he was a Golden Kite Award Honoree for his illustrations in When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer by Walt Whitman.[5][6] In 2010, he illustrated Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters by Barack Obama.[7]
When he was 12 years old, he learned that he was colorblind. In his work, he relies on strong lighting sources, color theory, and support from his family to overcome this obstacle.[8]
Selected works
edit| Year | Title | Writer | Publisher | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | My Dog, My Hero | Betsy Byars | ||
| 2002 | The Wonders of Donal O’Donnell | Gary D. Schmidt | ||
| 2003 | The Day the Animals Came: The Story of Saint Francis Day | Frances Weller | ||
| 2003 | I Dream of Trains | Angela Johnson | ISBN 0-689-82609-5 | |
| 2003 | Mr. Peabody's Apples | Madonna | Callaway | ISBN 0-689-82609-5 |
| 2003 | I Dream of Trains | Angela Johnson | ||
| 2004 | When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer | Walt Whitman | ||
| 2005 | The Little Engine That Could | Watty Piper | ||
| 2007 | Wind Flyers | Angela Johnson | ISBN 0-689-84879-X | |
| 2007 | Barnstormers Game 1 | Phil Bildner | ISBN 1-4169-1863-9 | |
| 2007 | Barnstormers Game 2 | Phil Bildner | ISBN 1-4169-1864-7 | |
| 2007 | Angela and the Baby Jesus | Frank McCourt | Scribner | |
| 2009 | Otis | Loren Long | Philomel Books | ISBN 978-0-399-25248-8 [9] |
| 2010 | Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters | Barack Obama | Knopf Books for Young Readers | ISBN 978-0-399-16397-5 |
| 2015 | Little Tree | Loren Long | Philomel Books | ISBN 978-0-375-83527-8 |
| 2018 | Love | Matt de la Peña | Penguin Random House | |
| 2018 | There's a Hole in the Log on the Bottom of the Lake | Loren Long | Penguin Random House | |
| 2024 | The Yellow Bus | Loren Long | Roaring Brook Press |
References
edit- ^ "Library of Congress LCCN Permalink n99056642". lccn.loc.gov. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
- ^ a b Loren Long (artist) – Summary Bibliography". ISFDB. Retrieved 2014-08-19
- ^ "Loren Long". authorsinapril.org.
- ^ "Loren Long". Simon & Schuster.
- ^ a b "Loren Long". Communication Arts. 2006-01-04. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
- ^ a b "SCBWI | Past Golden Kite Recipients". Retrieved 2019-03-25.
- ^ "Catching up with Loren Long". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
- ^ Russo, Maria (2017-12-23). "A Colorblind Artist? Yes, With a Little Help From His Friends". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
- ^ "Libraries". webjunction.org. Archived from the original on 2011-12-22. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
External links
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- Official website
- Interview by Lori Tracy at Mackin.com (login required)
- Loren Long (artist) at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Loren Long at Library of Congress, with 63 library catalog records
