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Maybelle was a cable car a San Francisco cable car. . . She rang her gong and sang her song from early morn till late at night. . . . By recounting the 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. Virginia Lee Burton's original art for Maybelle the Cable Car was retrieved from the archives of the San Francisco
...4) Choo Choo
The adventures of a beautiful little locomotive who decided to run away from her humdrum duties.
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 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.
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:
Virginia Lee Burton wrote and illustrated stories that have been entertaining
...15) Stories in music: Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel: [a new work for narrator & symphony orchestra]
Illustrated by the beloved creator of Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, The Little House, and Katy and the Big Snow, here is a delightful version of the tale that boys and girls have loved for centuries. The Emperor himself, his court, and his clothes—or lack of them—are ridiculous as only the master storyteller Hans Christian Andersen can make them. Fifty-five years ago, Virginia Lee Burton added to this tale of fun her own irrepressible
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