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The Yellow Bus Hardcover โ Picture Book, June 25, 2024
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An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller
An Instant Indie Bestseller
Perfect for fans of Love and Hello, Lighthouse, The Yellow Bus from #1 New York Times bestselling Loren Long is a tender and hopeful new classic about a forgotten school bus that finds happiness and purpose in the most unexpected places--and in the journey along the way.
There is a bright yellow bus who spends her days driving. She loves carrying children from one important place to another. Every morning they climb in... Pitter-patter, pitter-patter, giggle, giggle-patter. And they fill her with joy.
As time passes, things change. The Yellow Bus gets a new driver, a new route, and new passengers, young and old. Until one day the driving stops for good, and the Yellow Bus is left on her own. And yet, no matter where she is, the Yellow Bus still finds joy and discovery in the world around her.
With stirring black-and-white artwork and powerful pops of color, The Yellow Bus is a poignant reflection on the many new beginnings life has to offer.
- Reading age3 - 6 years
- Print length48 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions11.4 x 0.45 x 8.8 inches
- PublisherRoaring Brook Press
- Publication dateJune 25, 2024
- ISBN-101250903130
- ISBN-13978-1250903136
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An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller
An Instant Indie Bestseller
Three Starred Reviews
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"A must-purchase, this book will leave readers looking at objects around them differently long after its covers are closed." โ School Library Journal, starred review
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"A moving contemplation on the passage of time, The Yellow Bus skillfully drives home the joys of a well-lived life of purpose." โ Booklist, starred review
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"All kids will benefit from the added introspection of the seemingly mundane in the world around them." โ BCCB, starred review
"A steady paean to timeโs passing and the pleasures found along the way." โ Kirkus Reviews
"A saga that paves way for discussions about utility and repurposing, social and structural priorities, change over time, and more." โ Publishers Weekly
"A meditation on the passage of time while finding purpose in all seasons of life." โ Horn Book Magazine
โA memorable picture book thatโs likely to become another modern classic.โ โ Book Riot
โThereโs a long tradition in childrenโs literature of relating how a creature or object changes hands and purposes over many years. The distinguished illustrator Loren Long adds to the genre with The Yellow Bus.โ โ The Wall Street Journal
โAn instant classic!โ โ Colby Sharp
โThis is a tour de force - bravo!โ โ Cathy Berner, Blue Willow Bookshop
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- Publisher โ : โ Roaring Brook Press (June 25, 2024)
- Language โ : โ English
- Hardcover โ : โ 48 pages
- ISBN-10 โ : โ 1250903130
- ISBN-13 โ : โ 978-1250903136
- Reading age โ : โ 3 - 6 years
- Item Weight โ : โ 1.2 pounds
- Dimensions โ : โ 11.4 x 0.45 x 8.8 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,465 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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I have always been a huge fan of the the American School painters of the 1920s and '30s and I was particularly inspired by Thomas Hart Benton and Grant Wood. I am also drawn to the Works Progress Administration (WPA) muralists. Many of these artists were from the Midwest, like me, and I felt a connection to them. They were storytellers.
That's what I like to do - tell stories. When I plan out the illustrations for a book, I pretend I'm making a movie. The words are like a screenplay and I'm choosing which scenes to bring to life.
Before THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD I never viewed myself as someone who would paint trains with eyeballs and cute little purple elephants. I began realizing who my audience is: little children who would actually be holding one of my books. I thought hard about the books I loved from my own childhood. THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD was always one of my favorites, as was THE POKY LITTLE PUPPY, THE STORY OF FERDINAND and Virginia Lee Burtonโs books. I began thinking about creating books that, like these, might someday become a childโs favorite. This is where the idea for OTIS started.
I approach both writing and illustrating enthusiastically. If Iโm going to illustrate a manuscript that someone else has written, itโs got to be something that I love. I have to love a story enough to do it and make it mine. I hope that doesnโt sound overly egotistical. But I feel that the book becomes as much mine as the authorโs, and as much the authorโs as mine.
For about a dozen years after getting out of school, I did illustrations for greeting cards, theater posters and magazines. But you never meet your audience when you do a picture for a magazine and itโs not really the product - youโre just decorating the product. In book publishing, on the other hand, the book is the product. After illustrating my first book, I knew I loved childrenโs publishing right away. I discovered that people cared - teachers, librarians, booksellers and kids. And I got to meet my audience.
This is what I want to do for the rest of my life.
I'm honored that several books that I've illustrated have received awards. Angela Johnsonโs I DREAM OF TRAINS won the Society of Childrens' Book Writers and Illustrators' Golden Kite Award for picture book illustration. TOY BOAT by Randall DeSeve was awarded the 2007 Publisherโs Weekly Cuffie Award for Favorite Picture Book of the Year and the 2008 Great Lakes Book Award for Children's Picture Book. Walt Whitmanโs WHEN I HEARD THE LEARN'D ASTRONOMER was a Golden Kite Honor Book and also won the 2004 Parentsโ Choice Gold Award. I've also received two gold medals from the Society of Illustrators.
I live in Cincinnati with my wife and two boys, and two Weimaraners. If you'd like to learn more about my books, you can visit me at www.lorenlong.com.
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