Otis and the Puppy by Long, Loren

The bestselling Otis the tractor series created by Loren Long, the illustrator of Matt de la Pena's Love and Watty Piper's classic The Little Engine that Could!

Otis and his farm friends love to play hide-and-seek. Otis especially loves to be "It," finding his friends as they hide. Yet when the newest addition to the farm--a bounding puppy who can't sit still and has a habit of licking faces--tries to hide, he finds his attention wandering and is soon lost in the forest. Night falls and Otis, knowing his new friend is afraid of the dark, sets out to find him. There's just one problem: Otis is also afraid of the dark. His friend is alone and in need, though, so Otis takes a deep breath, counts to ten, and sets off on a different game of hide-and-seek.

From the critically-acclaimed illustrator of The Little Engine that Could, Of Thee I Sing, and Otis.

Author: Loren Long
Publisher: Philomel Books
Published: 03/12/2013
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 10.60h x 11.10w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780399254697
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.2
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 157475 / Otis and the Puppy

Award: Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award - Winner
Award: Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2013
School Library Journal 03/01/2013 pg. 118
Booklist 03/01/2013 pg. 72
Publishers Weekly 05/13/2013
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 pg. 36 - Recommended, Satisfactory
School Library Journal 08/01/2013

About the Author
Loren Long is a Midwesterner, having grown up in Missouri and attended school at The University of Kentucky in Lexington. He pursued graduate-level studies at the American Academy of Art in Chicago after graduating with a BA in Graphic Design/Art Studio from the University of Kentucky. He and his wife, Tracy, have two sons.