Classical Children's Book
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
Burton (Houghton Mifflin, 1937, 1967 - softcover)
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel tells the story of Mike and his almost obsolete steam shovel. When they discover that they have dug the cellar for the new town hall but have not left a way for them to get out, a small boy comes up with the solution. Perhaps the longest in print children’s picture book of all time. Written and illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton. (cf. A Life in Art: Virginia Lee Burton by Barbara Elleman)
