Elleman, Barbara.

Virginia Lee Burton : a life in art / by Barbara Elleman. - Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., 2002. - 136 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 128-132) and index.

Examines the life, career, artistic style, and literary themes of the twentieth-century author and illustrator of such classic picture books as "Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel" and "The Little House."

0618003428

2002-000220


Burton, Virginia Lee, 1909-1968 --Juvenile literature.
Burton, Virginia Lee, 1909-1968.


Authors, American--20th century--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Children's stories--Authorship--Juvenile literature.
Illustration of books--Juvenile literature.
Illustrators--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Authors, American.
Authorship.
Illustration of books.
Illustrators.
Women--Biography.

PS3503.U738 / Z65 2002

813/.52 B