Choo Choo the Story of a Little Engine Who Ran Away

E-196. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Houghton Mifflin and Company, Boston, MA. 1937. 48 pgs. Illustrated throughout in black and white. Bound in red cloth boards with black titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The adventures of a beautiful little locomotive who decided to run away from her humdrum duties. Virginia Lee Burton (1909-1968) was the talented author and illustrator of some of the most enduring books ever written for children. The winner of the 1942 Caldecott Medal for THE LITTLE HOUSE, Burton's books include heroes and happy endings, lively illustrations, and a dash of nostalgia. She lived with her two sons, Aristides and Michael, and her husband George Demetrios, the sculptor, in a section of Gloucester, Massachusetts, called Folly Cove. Here she taught a class in design and from it emerged the Folly Cove designers, a group of internationally known professional artisans. She is the author of many classic children's picture books, including MIKE MULLIGAN AND HIS STEAM SHOVEL and KATY AND THE BIG SNOW. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .