The Little House
Author: Virginia Lee Burton
Publisher: Sigong Junior
50 pages.
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About This Book
"Once upon a time there was a Little House way out in the country. She was a
pretty Little House and she was strong and well built." So begins Virginia Lee
Burton's classic The Little House, winner of the prestigious Caldecott Medal in
1943. The rosy-pink Little House, on a hill surrounded by apple trees, watches
the days go, by from the first apple blossoms in the spring through the winter
snows. Always faintly aware of the city's distant lights, she starts to notice
the city encroaching on her bucolic existence. First a road appears, which
brings horseless carriages and then trucks and steamrollers. Before long, more
roads, bigger homes, apartment buildings, stores, and garages surround the
Little House. Her family moves out and she finds herself alone in the middle of
the city, where the artificial lights are so bright that the Little House can no
longer see the sun or the moon. She often dreams of "the field of daisies and
the apple trees dancing in the moonlight." Children will be saddened to see the
lonely, claustrophobic, dilapidated house, but when a woman recognizes her and
whisks her back to the country where she belongs, they will rejoice. Young
readers are more likely to be drawn in by the whimsical, detailed drawings and
the happy ending than by anything Burton might have been implying about the
troubling effects of urbanization.
About The Author
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.
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