Laurel Long
Laurel Long is a graduate of Syracuse University with a master’s degree in fine arts. She has illustrated many children’s books, including The Mightiest Heart by Lynn Cullen, which was awarded the Society of Illustrators Gold Medal, and The Magic Nesting Doll by Jacqueline K. Ogburn, an ABA Kids’ Pick of the Lists. She is currently a professor of art at California State University, Northridge.