Virginia Lee Burton, also known by her married name Virginia Demetrios, was an American illustrator and children's book author. She wrote and illustrated seven children's books, including Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel (1939) and The Little House (1943), which won the Caldecott Medal. She also illustrated six books by other authors.
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Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
2010
ISBN 9780547350578
Choo Choo
1989
ISBN 9780395511688
The Little House
1969
ISBN 9780606015318
Maybelle, the cable car
1996
ISBN 9780395840030
Calico the wonder horse
2016
ISBN 9780547575728
Maybelle
1952
ISBN 9780395066799
Choo Choo The Story of a Little Engine Who Ran Away
1988
ISBN 9780833520517