Loren Long | children's book gallery

Extra behind-the-scenes features ....

This section showcases some fun and interesting Sluggers material.

Sluggers Book Trailer A video preview of the chapter book series about vintage baseball. more >
	BARNSTORMERS becomes SLUGGERs The chapter book series formerly known as Barnstormers is now Sluggers! Learn about the relaunch and other changes! more >
Loren’s notes about SLUGGERs Read about what inspired the series. Loren doesn’t only write and draw pictures about old-time baseball, he used to play on an 1869 baseball team! more >
	The SLUGGERS alphabet See large versions of the special letters that Loren designed for each chapter of the books. more >
Cast of characters Drawings and sketches of the Sluggers characters done when Loren was deciding how each person should look. more >
	Radio interview with Loren Listen as Loren talks with Barbara Gray at Cincinnati Public Radio station WVXU about Barnstormers (the original title for the Sluggers series), vintage baseball terminology, and his picture book Toy Boat. more (mp3) >
1869 Cincinnati Red stockings A basball team that recreates the game as played 140 years ago, using the same equipment, rules and uniforms that their baseball-playing ancestors did. Loren once played on this team. 1869 Reds website > Vintage Base Ball Association website>
	“READ Sluggers” website Simon and Shuster’s site about the series, with behind-the-scenes information, pictures, interviews and more. www.readsluggers.com >
Sluggers “READ” posters & bookmarks Loren's drawings of baseball players spell out the word 'READ'. These are large, full-color versions of the letters Loren did for the start of each chapter in the Sluggers series. Produced by the American Library Association (ALA). ALA 'READ' posters and graphics >

THE BOOKS
There are six books in the series. See illustrations, original sketches, and other information for each book by selecting its cover below: