Virginia Lee Burton

• Oct-1939
• / General Fiction
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A modern classic that no child should miss. Since it was first published in 1939, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel has delighted generations of children. Mike and his trusty steam shovel, Mary Anne, dig deep canals for boats to travel through, cut ...

• 1942
• / General Fiction
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This picture book about the changes that come to a little house is beautiful and timeless.The little house first stood in the country, but gradually the city moved closer and closer...In 1942, Virginia Lee Burton created The Little House, and since t...

• 1952
• / General Fiction
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By recounting actual events in San Francisco's effort to keep the city's cable cars running, this classic story illustrates how the voice of the people can be heard in the true spirit of democracy.

• Sep-1973
• / General Fiction
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Katy the snowplow was always waiting for her big chance to help. But with winters that usually didn’t hold a lot of snow, Katy didn’t have much opportunity to shine. Then a blizzard blankets the city and everyone is relying on Katy for help. This...

• Oct-1973
• / General Fiction
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The story of a beautiful little locomotive all black and shiny. She pulls trains from the city to the country, and back again, in a very proper and dutiful and wholly humdrum manner. At least she does till one surprising day when she suddenly says to...

• Oct-1996
• / Action Adventure
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Way out west in Cactus county lived a horse named Calico. She wasn’t very pretty, but she was smart and could run like greased lightning. When villain Stewy Stinker threatens to hold up Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, will Calico the Wonder Horse be ...

• Nov-2002
• / General Fiction
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Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel plus three other classic picture book favorites, in one collection.The four complete and unabridged picture books by Virginia Lee Burton in this volume are:Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel The Little House (a Cald...

• Nov-2009
• / General Fiction
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Earth takes center stage in this updated version of Virginia Lee Burton’s 1962 classicLife Story. Told through five acts, Burton’s art and text tell the history of earth from beginning to present day. Readers will gain an in-depth understanding o...

• May-2014
• / Fantasy
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Illustrated by the beloved creator of Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, The Little House, and Katy and the Big Snow, this is a delightful version of the tale that boys and girls have loved for centuries. The Emperor himself, his court, and his clot...