About the Book While playing hide and seek, the curious new puppy gets lost in the forest. Night falls and Otis, knowing his friend is afraid of the dark, also knows he must be terrified all alone in the woods. So, Otis sets out to find the frightened pup in this board edition of a New York Times bestseller. Full color. Book Synopsis The much-loved New York Times bestseller is now available for the youngest reader! Otis and his farm friends love to play hide-and-seek, but when the newest addition to the farm--a bounding puppy who cant sit still and has a habit of licking faces--tries to hide one day, he finds his attention wandering along with his legs, and soon he is lost in the forest. Night falls and Otis knows his new friend, who is afraid of the dark, must be terrified all alone in the woods. So Otis, the friend you can always count on, sets out to find the frightened pup. Praise for Otis and the Puppy: [T]his earnest tractors courage in the darkest hours makes him as reliable as Lassie or the Little Engine That Could. -- Publishers Weekly Otis will win readers hearts. -- School Library Journal Seek this out--game on! -- Kirkus Reviews About the Author Loren Long has putt puff puttedy chuff ed his way all over the bestseller lists with such titles as Otis , Otis and the Tornado , Otis and the Puppy, An Otis Christmas, Drummer Boy , Toy Boat by Randall de Sve, and Mr. Peabodys Apples by Madonna. Hes also had the opportunity to modernize the classic The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper and had the distinct honor of illustrating Of Thee I Sing by President Barack Obama. A graduate of the American Academy of Art in Chicago, Loren lives in Ohio with his wife, Tracy, and their two sons. You can visit Loren Long at www.OtisTheTractor.com and www.LorenLong.com. Follow @lorenlong