Virginia Lee Burton was born on August 30th, Virginia passed away October 15th, at 59 years old. Virginia Lee Burton was born in Newton Center, Massachusetts.
Virginia Lee Burton was the author of the Virginia Lee Burton Picture Books series which consists of 7 novels. The Virginia Lee Burton Picture Books series started in with the novel Choo Choo. The most recently released novel in the Virginia Lee Burton Picture Books series was Life Story which was released in There are no upcoming novels for the Virginia Lee Burton Picture Books series.
Virginia Lee Burton also wrote one book in the Collections series called, Mike Mulligan and More.
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Virginia Lee Burton: F.A.Q
When was Virginia Lee Burton Born?
Virginia Lee Burton was born on August 30th,
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Who was Virginia Lee Burton?
Virginia Lee Burton, also known by her married name, Virginia Demetrios, was an Americanillustrator and children's book author. She wrote and illustratedseven children's books, including The Little House, which won the CaldecottMedal She also illustrated six books by other authors.
Burton founded the textile collective, Folly Cove Designers, in Cape Ann, Massachusetts, which had numerousmuseum exhibitions. Some of its members' works are held today in the collections of Boston's Museum of Fine Arts, the PeabodyEssexMuseum in Salem, Massachusetts, and New York City's MetropolitanMuseum of Art.
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Books by Virginia Lee Burton
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by
avg rating — 53, ratings — published — 91 editions
The Little House by
avg rating — 41, ratings — published — editions
The Emperor's New Clothes by
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Katy and the Big Snow by
avg rating — 12, ratings — published — 60 editions
Curious George Gets a Medal by
avg rating — 7, ratings — published — 45 editions
Mike Mulligan and More: A Virginia Lee Burton Treasury by
avg rating — 1, ratings — published — 9 editions
Choo Choo by
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Maybelle the Cable Car by
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Life Story by
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The Emperor's New Clothes by
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Calico the Wonder Horse, or The Saga of Stewy Stinker by
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Virginia Lee Burton Biography
Virginia Lee Burton &#; American author and illustrator,
The undiminished reputation of Virginia Lee Burton is embodied in a lifework of seven books of her own creation and her illustrations for seven books by other writers. Taking her cue from her small sons, Aristides and Michael, Burton chose subjects that would intrigue children: Choo Choo, the runaway engine; Mary Ann, the steam shovel who helped Mike Mulligan; Katy, the brave snowplow; the Little House, who survived a city burgeoning about her; Calico, the wonder horse of a Western adventure told in a comic-strip format.
All are characters who have survived for generation after generation of readers. What also survives is the quality of the art: the strong drawings in Choo Choo () and Calico the Wonder Horse (), full of liveliness and motion; the small telling details that children enjoy finding on the pages of Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel(); the satisfying integration of shaped text areas and pictures in The Little House (); the decorative borders that enhance Katy and the Big Snow ().
Elements that most distinguish Burton’s work are her intricate theory of de
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