Virginia Lee Burton

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel is a children's book by Virginia Lee Burton. First published in 1939, during the Great Depression, it features Mike Mulligan, a steam shovel operator, and his steam shovel Mary Anne. It is considered a classic favorite of children's literature: based on a 2007 online poll, the …

The Little House is a 1942 book written and illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton.