Being thankful is a year-round blessing for Otis the tractor!Giving thanks makes Otis happy. He gives thanks for the land and country he loves. Otis is thankful for time to play games like hide-and-seek and ring-around-the-rosy. He cherishes his farm friends who make life on the ranch as happy as can be. And most of all, everyone's favorite tractor is thankful for the greatest thing in life: love.
Told with a sense of warmth, heart, and above all else, gratefulness, this is an uplifting tale that speaks to the soul of Otis' character and reminds readers that taking the time to appreciate our lives is a virtue in itself. From the creator of the Otis series, and the illustrator of
The Little Engine That Could and
Of Thee I Sing by President Barack Obama.
Loren Long has
putt puff puttedy chuffed his way all over the bestseller lists. He is the author-illustrator of the Otis series
, Little Tree, and
Drummer Boy, and the illustrator of
Toy Boat by Randall de Sève and
Mr. Peabody’s Apples by Madonna. He was also honored to have the opportunity to modernize the classic
The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper and to illustrate
Of Thee I Sing by President Barack Obama. A graduate of the American Academy of Art in Chicago, Loren lives in Ohio with his wife, Tracy, and their two sons.You can visit Loren Long at www.OtisTheTractor.com and www.LorenLong.com. Follow Loren on Twitter @lorenlong.
