A lyrical picture book debut from presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman and No.1 New York Times bestselling illustrator Loren Long
Amanda Gorman (Author)
Amanda Gorman is the youngest presidential inaugural poet in US
history. She is a committed advocate for the environment, racial
equality, and gender justice.
In 2017, Urban Word named her the first-ever National Youth Poet
Laureate. Gorman's performance of her poem "The Hill We Climb" at
the 2021 Presidential Inauguration received critical acclaim and
international attention. The special edition of her inaugural poem
debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list and was a
Sunday Times Bestseller in the United Kingdom. She is also the
author of the children's picture book Change Sings.
After graduating cum laude from Harvard University, she now lives
in her hometown of Los Angeles.
Loren Long (Illustrator)
Loren Long is the author and illustrator of the New York Times
bestselling Otis series which is in development as an animated
television series. He's also the illustrator of the #1 New York
Times bestsellers Of Thee I Sing by Barack Obama and Love by Matt
de la Pena. He recently illustrated a modern edition of the Clement
C. Moore classic The Night Before Christmas. He lives near
Cincinnati with his wife and rescue hound, Charlie.
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