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Maybelle the Cable Car
Virginia Lee Burton
Houghton Mifflin, 1997
Cable Car nostalgia for Kids!
One of my favorite books one I was a kid, and enjoyable for grown-ups, as well. Some wonderful art illustrating the workings of a cable car, San Francisco scenery, hilly hills with loads of cable car track, and a sweet story giving a simplified history of the train ...
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Choo Choo
Virginia Lee Burton
Houghton Mifflin, 1973
First 'real' book our Very Active 2 year old will sit through in entirety!
My 3rd son loves trains much more than my 1st who loved them a lot, but...although he doesn't have a ton of words yet and is only starting to put 3 or more words together can tell you the entire plot of this story...fills in the word missing if you stop for a ...
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Mike Mulligan and More: Four Classic Stories by Virginia Lee Burton
Virginia Lee Burton
Houghton Mifflin, 2002
great memory
I purchased this book for my Grandson. Mike Mulligan was one of my favorite stories. It brings back great memories, plus there are the other stories which I didn't know of when I was a child.
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The Little House
Virginia Lee Burton
Houghton Mifflin, 1978
Sweet remiscence of small-town America
This was one of my favorites as kid. Then, sadly, I forgot about it until stumbling across it in the school library. It is once again one of my favorites. Cynics might roll their eyes at this tribute to good ol' days gone by, but I personally appreciate the nostalgia ...
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Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
Virginia Lee Burton
Newfield Publications, 1967
Wonderful Classic Childrens book
This book is must for all dad's or grandpa's to read to their children. My kids memorized it and wanted it for their children when they grew up.
Great service from this seller.
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Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
Virginia Lee Burton
Houghton Mifflin, 1939
Death of a Steam Shovel
Mr. Michael Mulligan and his faithful steam shovel, lovingly called Mary Anne, are working class heroes, fighting to retain their independence in the face of corporate technological prowess in the construction industry. Can outmoded steam power compete with the ...
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Life Story
Virginia Lee Burton
Houghton Mifflin, 1989
A Dear Friend of Mine!
As a child this was my favorite book as well. I had it checked out of the school library so often I may as well have owned it. I was thrilled to recently find it still in print, and I ordered a copy for my kids -- and one for myself!
The artwork is incredible. ...
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Calico the Wonder Horse, or the Saga of Stewy Stinker
Virginia Lee Burton
Houghton Mifflin, 1996
Calico to the Rescue.....
"Way out west in Cactus County there was a horse named Calico. She wasn't very pretty...but she was very smart. She was the smartest fastest horse in all of Cactus County." She could run like "greased lightning", and she could smell like a bloodhound. "Her nose was ...
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Katy and the Big Snow
Virginia Lee Burton
Houghton Mifflin, 1974
Still love it after all these years...
I'm 41 years old. This was my favorite book as a child and I just bought another copy. It's absolutely precious.
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The Emperor's New Clothes
Hans Christian Andersen
Houghton Mifflin, 2004
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 ...
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The Little House - A Caldecott Award Book
Virginia Lee Burton
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1969
Children's Choice Book Club Edition
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The Emperor's New Clothes
Hans Christian Andersen
Houghton Mifflin, 2004
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 ...
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The Little House Book & CD (Read Along Book & CD)
Virginia Lee Burton
Houghton Mifflin, 2007
The little house first stood in the country, but gradually the city moved closer and closer . . . Winner of the Caldecott Medal, this enchanting classic of children's literature celebrates its 65th anniversary in 2007. This Read-Along Book and CD Favorite includes a paperback edition of the book and a compact disc in a newly designed reusable ...
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The Song of Robin Hood
Houghton Mifflin, 2000
A beautiful version of robin hood
I thought this was one of the best finds! My son does not like to read & he is 8. So I got this book since he loves Robin Hood men in tights & used the music to sing the verses of the Robin Hood tales. He loves it so well, he wants me to just read him the verses! I ...
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Classic Stories: A Virginia Lee Burton Treasury
Virginia Lee Burton
Houghton Miffllin, 2005
A handsome collection commemorating four of Burton's most popular stories, each featured complete and unabridged: Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, Maybelle the Cable Car, Katy and the Big Snow, and Choo Choo.
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