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          In , Virginia Lee Burton created The Little House, and since then generations of readers have been enchanted by the story of this happy home and her journey.!

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          Virginia Lee Burton

          American illustrator and children's book author

          Virginia Lee Burton (August 30, 1909 – October 15, 1968), 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.

          Burton founded the textile collective Folly Cove Designers in Cape Ann, Massachusetts, which had numerous museum exhibitions.

          The winner of the Caldecott Medal for The Little House, Burton's books include heroes and happy endings, lively illustrations, and a dash of nostalgia.

        1. The winner of the Caldecott Medal for The Little House, Burton's books include heroes and happy endings, lively illustrations, and a dash of nostalgia.
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        3. In , Virginia Lee Burton created The Little House, and since then generations of readers have been enchanted by the story of this happy home and her journey.
        4. She is the author of many classic children's picture books, including MIKE MULLIGAN AND HIS STEAM SHOVEL and KATY AND THE BIG SNOW.
        5. The Lees of Virginia; biography of a family, by Burton J. Hendrick..

          6. Some of its members' works are held today in the collections of Boston's Museum of Fine Arts, the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, the Cape Ann Museum, and New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art.[1]

          Biography

          Early life and education

          Virginia Burton[a] was born in Newton Centre, Massachusetts.

          As a child, she was called "Jinnee". Her mother was Lena Yates, a lyric