Most Popular Books by Virginia Lee BURTON

A country house is unhappy when the city, with all its buildings and traffic, grows up around her, in a board-book version of a timeless Caldecott Medal book.

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 Caldecott Medal winner) Katy and the Big Snow Maybelle the Cable Car Virginia Lee Burton wrote and illustrated stories that have been entertaining children, parents, and grandparents for more than sixty years. Many of her books—with themes that honor a simple way of life and celebrate heroes who endure through determination and by adapting to change—have become classic American tales. With an introduction by Barbara Elleman, author of Virginia Lee Burton: A Life in Art, this attractive collection commemorates four of Burton’s most popular stories, each featured complete and unabridged. Their appeal today, as strong as when the books were first published, is a tribute to one of America’s most innovative illustrators, designers, and writers of stories for children.

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 mountain passes for trains, and hollow out cellars for city skyscrapers -- the very symbol of industrial America. But with progress come new machines, and soon the inseparable duo are out of work. Mike believes that Mary Anne can dig as much in a day as one hundred men can dig in a week, and the two have one last chance to prove it and save Mary Anne from the scrap heap. What happens next in the small town of Popperville is a testament to their friendship, and to old-fashioned hard work and ingenuity.

Katy, a brave and untiring tractor, who pushes a bulldozer in the summer and a snowplow in the winter, makes it possible for the townspeople to do their jobs. Perfect for holiday storytime and family reading Filled with joy, wonder, and the spirit of the season A delightful Christmas gift for readers everywhere

Mike Mulligan está orgulloso de su hermosa y roja excavadora de vapor, Mary Anne. Ellos forman un equipo desde hace años y años, juntos han cavado grandes canales, han abierto el paso entre montañas, han aplanado las colinas y han alineado las curvas. Pero cuando las nuevas excavadoras comienzan a reemplazar a las grúas como Mary Anne, Mike se resiste a abandonar a su amiga. Los dos se van para el pequeño pueblo de Popperville, donde salen victoriosos en un gran desafío.

Maybelle loves to carry people up and down the hilly streets of San Francisco, until the City Fathers decide that she should be taken out of service in the name of progress.

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 able to save the day? This gift edition celebrates the 75th Anniversary of this classic tale by Caldecott medalist Virginia Lee Burton, the author of Mike Mulligan and the Steam Shovel. With an updated cover, it''s the perfect holiday present for children of all ages.

A little engine decides it could be much faster without pulling all the other cars, so it takes off by itself.

Seventy-five years ago, Virginia Lee Burton created the Little House, and since then generations of readers have been enchanted by the story of this happy home and her journey from the pleasures of nature to the bustling city, and back again. This enhanced ebook edition includes read-along audio.

Geappolis is hidden under a blanket of snow until a red crawler tractor saves the day.

The amazing horse Calico is responsible for capturing a gang of bad men, finding and rounding up the stolen cattle, and seeing that the Christmas party is a success, even for the outlaws.