Virginia Lee Burton
The Little House, 1942
Boston: Houghton Mifflin
First edition. Signed by Burton on the title page.
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Small oblong quarto. (iv), 40pp. Color illustrations throughout by the author. The story of a 'well-built' pink house that was initially set atop a small hill in the countryside. As...
Small oblong quarto. (iv), 40pp. Color illustrations throughout by the author. The story of a "well-built" pink house that was initially set atop a small hill in the countryside. As the narrative progresses, the house's location gradually becomes developed, and the house falls into disrepair. It is eventually rescued by the great-great-granddaughter of the original builder and returned to a country setting. Although Burton defended her Caldecott-winning book as a story about changes wrought by the passage of time, a subtler subtext points to a critique of urban sprawl. A noteworthy detail in the illustration on page 15 is the appearance of Mary-Ann - the steam shovel from Burton's earlier book, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel. Rubbed spot to lower front corner, else very good or better in publisher's pale blue decorated cloth; and in dust wrapper with correct price; early Caldecott and ALA picture book award stickers affixed to lower front panel. Jacket shows some chipping to extremities.
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