Ethan Long, Illustrator, Artist, Author
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Ethan Robert Long was born in Camp Hill, PA, on April 2nd 1968, in Holy Spirit Hospital (Now Penn State Health Holy Spirit Hospital) to P. Thomas Long, an architect, and Brenda Long (nee Clark), a nurse. Long is an illustrator, artist, and author with over 125 literary and animation credits.
Long's childhood artistic influences include the work of Charles M. Schulz, Walt Disney, Chuck Jones, Mort Walker as well as Hanna-Barbera cartoons. His favorite characters were Snoopy and Woodstock (Peanuts), Beetle Bailey, Daffy Duck and Quick Draw McGraw.
Long's family moved numerous times between Reading, PA (where he attended Robeson Elementary School in Birdsboro) and Camp Hill, but, in 1980, settled back in Camp Hill in the West Shore School District where he attended Lemoyne Middle School (now permanently closed) and Cedar Cliff High School.
In 1984 his family moved to Killingworth, CT where he attended Haddam-Killingworth High school in Higganum, CT.
College Years[edit]
In 1987 Long began attending Ringling School of Art and Design (now Ringling College of Art and Design), in Sarasota, FL.
In his years at Ringling, Long won two (2) prestigious Society of Illustrators (NY) scholarships and numerous awards.
In August 1991, Long married Natalie Shigley and began working as a high school teacher. The couple settled in Orlando in July 1997. They had one child, Katherine, in 1994. During that time, Long worked as a UPS truck loader and picture framer while building his freelance career.
In a single week in November 1997 Long's father had his first heart attack, his wife asked for a divorce, and he lost his job as a designer.
From 1991 to 1997, as a freelance illustrator, Long created significant volumes of illustration for the school publishing industry, which marked the beginning of his career in kids publishing.
In March 1998 Long was offered a job at Harcourt (publisher) in Orlando, Florida as a Grade 3 Reading Designer. This is where his career in children's publishing began. At Harcourt, he also met his future wife, Heather, who was working as a photo stylist.
Children's Books[edit]
In his career, Long has worked on over 125 books, which include picture books, board books, chapter books, and novelty books.
In 2001 Long received his first picture book project, The Day My Runny Nose Ran Away by Jason Carter Eaton, (E.P. Dutton), which he illustrated.
In 2005 he illustrated and published his first original story, Tickle the Duck (Little, Brown and Company), which was a Best Books of the Year pick for Child (magazine) (now Parents.com).
His most notable books include the forementioned Tickle the Duck as well as: Fright Club (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2016) Big Cat (Holiday House, 2017) Scribbles and Ink (Blue Apple Books, 2012, presently a series on PBS KIDS) My Dad My Hero (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 2011) One Drowsy Dragon (Orchard Books (now Grolier), 2011) Up Tall and High (G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, 2012) was the 2013 Gold Medal winner of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award[1] Hello, World!: Happy County Book 1 (Henry Holt and Company (BYR), 2020)[2]
Long has also illustrated for many in the children's book world, including Mary Amato,[3] Kenn Nesbitt, J. Patrick Lewis, Esther Hershenhorn,[4] Sherry Duskey Rinker, and Ann Whitford Paul.[5]
He and his wife Heather have also collaborated on two children's books Max and Milo: Go To Sleep (Aladdin, 2013) and Max and Milo: The Mixed up Message (Aladdin, 2013).
Long has presented his work at Nickelodeon Headquarters in NYC, the Library of Congress (National Book Award) and at several notable children's literature conferences.
Animation[edit]
In 2005 Long teamed up with Robin Cowie (The Blair Witch Project) and Premise Entertainment to produce an animation short titled Farm Force. The film was directed by Dom Carola and Paulo Alvarado and funded by Heather Henson (Jim Henson's daughter).
In 2008 Long sold Tasty Time with ZeFronk to the Disney Channel,[6] where the show ran for 8 years.
In 2013, he partnered with WGBH in Boston to develop his book series Scribbles and Ink into an animated series. In 2019 they partnered with PBS Kids and turned Scribbles and Ink into an online, interactive series.[7]
Illustration[edit]
Long has created imagery for clients that include Nickelodeon Studios, Scholastic Books, Penguin Putnam, PBS Kids, Chili's, Tupperware, Pennsylvania Lottery, Little Brown, Sourcebooks, Hard Rock Café , Highlights Magazine, eBay, Disney, Dixon Ticonderoga, and Barnes and Noble. He has also worked extensively for clients such as Harcourt Brace School Publishers and the National Wildlife Federation.
Teaching[edit]
Long taught drawing for a year at Booker High School for the Visual and Performing Arts in Sarasota, FL. He has also taught drawing and illustration at other institutions including Ringling College of Art and Design,[8] Pennsylvania College of Art and Design,[9] and Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design.[10] He also presents to schools all over the world as a visiting artist and author.
Family[edit]
Long married Heather Sawatzki in October 2000, they have two children, Cooper and Carson. After years of living in Orlando, Florida and a brief stint in Tallahassee, Florida, they currently reside outside of Denver, Colorado with their rescue dog, a schnoodle named Auggie.
Long has an older brother, Alec, and younger sister, Ashley. From his father's subsequent marriage he also has a half-brother and stepbrother. His father died in May, 2000 from lung cancer.
Long's cousins are musicians Geoff Farina, founding member of the band Karate[11] and Amy Farina.[12] Amy is married to Ian MacKaye.[13]
Partial Bibliography[edit]
Big Cat
Bird & Birdie in a Fine Day
Cars, Signs, and Porcupines: Happy County Book 3
Chamelia
Chamelia and the New Kid in Class
Clara and Clem in Outer Space
Clara and Clem Take a Ride
Clara and Clem Under the Sea
Dance! Dance! Dance!
Decked Out for Christmas!
Doodles for Two: Doodle and Draw with Scribbles and Ink
Duck's Not Afraid of the Dark
Fangsgiving
Fright Club
From Season to Season: Happy County Book 4
Funny Mummy: Over 350 Jokes from Ancient Egypt!
Galaxy's Greatest Giggles
Give Me Back My Book!
Good Night!
Have You Been Naughty or Nice?
Hello, World!: Happy County Book 1
Hi!
Horse & Buggy: Dance! Dance! Dance!
Horse & Buggy Paint It Out!
Horse & Buggy Plant a Seed!
In, Over and On the Farm
Lion & Tiger & Bear: Tag! You're It!
Max & Milo Go to Sleep! (Max and Milo)
Max & Milo The Mixed-up Message: with audio recording (Max and Milo)
Me and My Big Mouse
Ms. Spell
One Drowsy Dragon
Pig Has a Plan
Pooltime!
Pug
Snickerdoodle Takes the Cake
Soup for One
Stop Kissing Me!
Sun and Moon Together: Happy County Book 2
Superhero vs. School
Take a Hike, Miles and Spike!
Thank You!
The Confessions and Secrets of Howard J. Fingerhut
The Croaky Pokey!
The Wing Wing Brothers Carnival de Math
The Wing Wing Brothers Geometry Palooza!
The Wing Wing Brothers Math Spectacular
Tickle the Duck
Up, Tall, and High!
Valensteins
Accolades[edit]
Tasty Time With ZeFronk was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 2011 in the Outstanding Special Class Short Form category[14]
Up! Tall ! and High! Won the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award, 2013 Gold Medal[15][1]
Scribbles and Ink was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 2020 in the Best Interactive Media for a Daytime Program category[16]
Farm Force won the 2005 Nicktoons Film Festival Viewer's Choice Award.
- 2021, Kidscreen Awards Nominee, Best Alternative Game (Preschool), Scribbles and Ink: Far and Away (GBH Kids, Global Mechanic)
- 2020, Kidscreen Awards Gold Medal, Scribbles and Ink, PBS Kids
- 2020, Daytime Emmy Awards Nominee, PBS Kids, Scribbles and Ink
- 2020, Scholastic Art & Writing National Gold Medal winner, Empty Nest
- 2020, American Vision Medal winner, Empty Nest
- 2020, Animation Block Party official entrant, Empty Nest
- 2020, NFFTY official entrant, Empty Nest
- 2020, Sarasota Film Festival (Second Place), Empty Nest
- 2020, All-American High School Film Festival official entrant, Empty Nest
- 2019, Mentor of the Year, Evans High School, Orlando, Florida
- 2019, New York Public Library, 100 Best Books for Kids, Junior Monster Scouts: Monster Squad
- 2018, Minnesota Youth Reading Awards, Star of the North Nominee, Give Me Back My Book!
- 2017, Florida Book Awards Gold Medal, Young Children's Literature Category, Big Cat
- 2016, Kirkus Best Books of 2016, Pug
- 2016, ILA-CBC Children's Choice List pick, Fright Club
- 2016, Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year, Fright Club
- 2015, Parent's Magazine Best Books of 2015, Hi!
- 2014, CYBIL Finalist, Clara & Clem Under the Sea
- 2014, Society of Illustrators NY, Comic & Cartoon Art Competition and Annual, Scribbles and Ink
- 2014, Children's Choice Book Award Honor, K thru 2, Chamelia and the New Kid in Class
- 2013, Theodor Seuss Geisel Award (Gold), Association for Library Service for Children, Up, Tall and High!
- 2012, Society of Illustrators NY, The Original Art Exhibition, Scribbles and Ink
- 2011, Teacher's Choices Reading List, Muddy as a Duck Puddle
- 2011, Daytime Emmy Nominee, Disney's® Tasty Time With ZeFronk
- 2010, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal, One Drowsy Dragon
- 2009, Bookbinders' Guild Pick (Category: Children's Trade, Novelty, Third Place Book), Stop Kissing Me!
- 2009, Junior Library Guild Selection, Tortuga in Trouble
- 2009, Georgia Children's Picture Storybook Award Nominee, Mañana Iguana
- 2008, Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year IRA-CBC Children's Choice, Drooling and dangerous: The Riot Brothers Return
- 2008, KC3 Children's Book Award, Drooling and Dangerous
- 2007, Moonbeam Children's Book Awards (Independent Publisher Online), Holiday category, The Zombie Nite Café
- 2007, Mockingbird Reading Program Outstanding Title, Abilene Independent School District, Fiesta Fiasco
- 2007, Georgia Children's Picture Book Storybook Award Nominee, Mañana Iguana
- 2007, Oregon Reading Association's Patricia Gallagher Picture Book Award Nominee, Mañana Iguana
- 2007, Virginia Readers' Choice Award Masterlist, Mañana Iguana
- 2007, The Monarch Award, Illinois' K-3 Children's Choice Award Nominee, Mañana Iguana
- 2006, BCCB (The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books) Bulletin Blue Ribbon,Tickle the Duck!
- 2006, North Carolina Children's Book Award Nominee, Mañana Iguana
- 2006, Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award Nominee, Mañana Iguana
- 2006, Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award Masterlist, Snarf Attack, Underfoodle and the Secret of Life: The Riot Brothers Tell All
- 2005, Book Sense Kid's Pick, Tickle the Duck!
- 2005, A Children's Book of the Year, Child Study Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College, Mañana Iguana
- 2005, NAPPA (National Parenting Publications Awards) Honor Award Winner
- 2005, Child Magazine Best Books of the Year Pick, Tickle the Duck!
- 2005, Nicktoons Film Festival Viewer's Choice Award, Farm Force: Send in the Clones
- 2005, Children's Crown Award nominee, National Christian School Association, The Confe$$ion$ and $ecret$ of Howard J. Fingerhut
- 2004, IRA Children's Choice Award, Stinky Smelly Feet: A Love Story
- 2003, Certificate of Merit, Society of Illustrators Los Angeles, 41 Exhibition
- 2002, Certificate of Merit, Society of Illustrators Los Angeles, 40 Exhibition
- 2001, Orlando Sidewalk Chalk Festival, Best Design, Juggling cat
- 1994, RSVP Cover Competition finalist, Jester
- 1993, Certificate of Merit, Society of Illustrators 36th Annual National Exhibition, NY
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Dr. Seuss prize electrifies College Park illustrator". Orlando Sentinel.
- ↑ "In Conversation: Ethan Long and Christy Ottaviano". PublishersWeekly.com.
- ↑ "Amato, Mary 1961– | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com.
- ↑ "Books by Esther Hershenhorn and Complete Book Reviews". PublishersWeekly.com.
- ↑ "SCBWI | The Ann Whitford Paul—Writer's Digest Manuscript Award".
- ↑ "Home". Disney Channel.
- ↑ "Scribbles & Ink . Home | PBS KIDS". pbskids.org.
- ↑ https://www.ringling.edu/
- ↑ "Home Page". Pennsylvania College of Art & Design | PCA&D.
- ↑ "School of Art + Design | On Campus and Online Degrees - RMCAD". RMCAD | Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design.
- ↑ Gregory Adams (April 29, 2021). "Karate's Geoff Farina: "I have an ongoing identity crisis – every six months I'm enamored with some other style of guitar playing"". guitarworld.
- ↑ Gotrich, Lars (February 11, 2020). "Coriky, Ian MacKaye's New Band With Joe Lally And Amy Farina, Announces Debut Album" – via NPR.
- ↑ Newman, Jason; Newman, Jason (February 24, 2021). "Ian MacKaye Talks 'Woodstock' Soundtrack Obsession in New Book Excerpt". Rolling Stone.
- ↑ "List of nominees for 2011 Daytime Emmy Awards". www.cbsnews.com.
- ↑ Meadows, Rebecca. "UCF Research Guides: Award Winning and Notable Children's Books PreK - 8: Geisel Awards". guides.ucf.edu.
- ↑ Montgomery, Daniel; Montgomery, Daniel (July 27, 2020). "2020 Daytime Emmy winners: Full list of nominees and winners in all categories".
External Links[edit]
- Ethan Long Homepage
- Ethan Long NFT Collection Page
- Simon and Schuster Ethan Long Page
- Penguin Random House Ethan Long Page
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