Description

New York Times bestselling author/artist Loren Long creates an unforgettable children's classic.

Otis is a special tractor. He loves his farmer and he loves to work. And he loves the little calf in the next stall, whom he purrs to sleep with his soft motor. In fact, the two become great friends: they play in the fields, leap hay bales, and play ring-around-the-rosy by Mud Pond.

But when Otis is replaced with the big yellow tractor, he is cast away behind the barn, unused, unnoticed . . . until the little calf gets stuck in Mud Pond. Then there is only one tractor--and it's not big or yellow--who can come to the rescue. It is little old Otis who saves his friend. It is Otis who saves the day.

In a wonderful new palette, and in the tradition of classics like Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel and The Story of Ferdinand, Loren Long has crafted an unforgettable new story--and character--celebrating the power of friendship and perseverance.

About the Author

Loren Long is the #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of the re-creation of The Little Engine That Could. He has also illustrated other favorites, including Angela Johnson's I Dream of Trains, which won the prestigious Golden Kite Award, and Toy Boat, another New York Times bestseller. His last book, Drummer Boy, was his debut as a picture book writer, and solidified his desire to create and illustrate his own stories. Loren lives near Cincinnati with his wife and two sons.