Loren Long is the author and illustrator of the New York Times -bestselling Otis picture book series, now an animated television series on Apple+, and the #1 New York Times bestseller The Yellow Bus . He's also the illustrator of the #1 New York Times bestsellers Of Thee I Sing by Barack Obama, Love by Matt de la Peña, and Change Sings by Presidential Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman. He lives near Cincinnati, Ohio, with his wife and rescue dog, Charlie.