Ethan on EPIC!

Check out my podcast interview on Author Chats with Epic! Thanks to Daniel Rezac and Cherish Mims for making it great!

Episode Description

With over 135 books to his name, Ethan Long is one of children's publishing's most prolific — and refreshingly honest — creative voices. Based in Queens, New York, Ethan is the creator of the beloved Scribbles and Ink series, seen on Epic and PBS Kids, where two artistic rivals learn that making mistakes is just part of the masterpiece.

In this episode Daniel and Cherish sit down with Ethan for Silly Cat Trivia, a deep dive into his creative journey, and some genuinely surprising stories about rejection, perfectionism, and what it really takes to build a career making art for kids.

Ethan gets real about not finding his storytelling voice until his 30s, why he stopped betting the farm on any single project, and why he believes artists are ultimately in the morale business. Plus he teases several new projects — including one top-secret collaboration he'll only reveal when it sells.

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Kirkus Reviews Framed in Paris!

Another great review is in for this fun book! For more information or to purchase a copy, start here!

FRAMED IN PARIS!
A Star Chapter Book
Author: Dan Yaccarino
Illustrator: Ethan Long
Online Publish Date: May 18, 2026
Publisher:Simon Spotlight
Pages: 112
Price ( Hardcover ): $18.99
Publication Date: June 2, 2026
ISBN ( Hardcover ): 9781665980630
Section: Children's
Series: Dog Meets Dog

Following On the Loose in London! (2026), canine siblings Betsy and Bones are traveling again, this time to the City of Light.
The pair couldn’t be more different: Bones accidentally flies to Paris, Texas, before making it to France; Betsy arrives with a minute-by-minute itinerary, starting with a trip to the Louvre. The naïve duo get to the museum just in time to help a mysterious stranger in a dark coat remove the Mona Lisa “to wash it!” Turns out that stranger was “scoundrel, international crepe expert, and art thief…the Fox!” By accidentally assisting him, the siblings end up in Inspector Fronch’s crosshairs. Betsy squeezes in tidbits of trivia about the various sites they stop by on their zany run through Paris (“Did you know that the Seine is the second longest river in France and—” “Not now, Bets”) as they evade Fronch and pursue the Fox to clear their name. The breezy story is mainly a vehicle to carry the characters from joke to joke: Bones offends a shopkeeper by slathering ketchup on a crepe; the siblings pose as mimes to avoid the inspector. The nonstop humor capitalizes on the comic format for visual gags, rewarding readers with laughs at almost every page turn. Two-tone illustrations place cartoonish images of the characters against edited photos of Paris.

An unabashedly silly, madcap caper. (Early reader. 5-9)

Podcast Interview!

I just completed a podcast interview with Author Chats with epic!, the digital reading platform for kids ages 12 and under. Once they’ve edited it and have it available for consumption, I’ll make sure to post it here. It was a fun time!

Book sightings!

Friends, readers, and colleagues spot my books out in the wild and send along photos.

Here are a few recent sightings!

Will Chamelia ever get made?

The dream is to see this in lights: Chamelia: The Animated Series! My partner, Steven Wendland (formerly of Technicolor) has been diligent in his pursuit of a producer, and I still hold belief that it will find a home somewhere. He has some serious leads and I look forward to hearing an update from him soon. Go, Steven and Chamelia!

Current status: Still in search of a production partner.

Wilde and Phree!

I am collaborating with my life-long friend (45 years!) and fellow creative, Tim Steinouer, on two 48-page full-color picture books for Christy Ottaviano at Hachette/Christy Ottaviano Books. The stories star two anthropomorphic animal friends taking road trips around the United States. They are fictional stories with a huge amount of non-fictional elements. Tim is doing the writing and I am doing the designing and illustrating. Fun stuff!

Current status: Book 1 art is complete (available Summer 2027) and Book 2 is in early development.

text by Timothy Steinouer

The Pig Three GN series!

I am in the middle of illustrating a graphic novel/illustrated chapter book series that I collaborated on with with my old friend and super-writer, Jason Eaton. Jason has written many award-winning books, and also wrote the script for the movie Ice Age 3. For this project about the The Little Pigs as superheroes, Jason wrote a super funny manuscript (and ideas for a sequel.) It sold to David Linker at Harper Collins in a two-book deal. Can’t wait see this book complete! Super grateful! Update: Book 1 cover is below and the interior art is in the sketch stage.

Pub Day for Dog Meets Dog!

Dog Meets Dog: On the Loose in London (Book 1 in the exciting chapter book series) publishes today! Simon and Schuster/Simon Kids is really pushing this title to promote their new Star Chapter Book series, and we love the exposure! Thanks to Siobhan Ciminera for championing this series for Dan and I. Thanks to Laure Roode, Tim Travaglini and Rebecca Sherman for everything, too!