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Article: Loren Long, Illustrator of Madonna's Mr. Peabody's Apples, Signs Multiple Book Deal with Penguin Young Readers Group.
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- November 13, 2003
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Loren Long, illustrator of Madonna's second book for children, Mr. Peabody's Apples, has signed a five-book deal with Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group.
The deal was made directly with the illustrator by Doug Whiteman, President of Penguin Young Readers Group. All five books will be illustrated by Loren Long and he may write one or more of them. Patricia Gauch, who has worked with such legends as Eric Carle and Patricia Polacco, will be his editor. The first book is slated for publication in 2005.
Doug Whiteman has this to say about signing Long, "Even before he became involved with the Madonna project, many of us at Penguin had ...