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Author-illustrator Loren Long, who has worked with Barack Obama among others, has 6-figure book deal
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This image provided by Loren Long shows artwork from the book "The Yellow Bus." The illustrator of best-selling children’s books by former President Barack Obama, Madonna and poet Amanda Gorman has a 6-figure deal with a Macmillan imprint for two of his own projects. Loren Long’s first book under his new contract is “The Yellow Bus,” scheduled for June 2024. - photo by Loren Long via AP
NEW YORK (AP) — The illustrator of bestselling children's books by former President Barack Obama, Madonna and poet Amanda Gorman has a six-figure deal with a Macmillan imprint for two of his own projects. Loren Long's first book under his new contract is “The Yellow Bus," scheduled for June 2024. “Noticing a rusted and abandoned school bus sitting in a field with goats climbing in and out of it got me thinking about purpose and the passage of time.