a vintage scholastic book for today ~
mike mulligan & his steam shovel ~
from 1967 ~
mike mulligan loves his steam shovel ~
he names her mary anne ~
but there came a day when no one wanted steam shovels anymore ~
until popperville needed a town hall ~
it seems mike even talks to his steam shovel ~
but they get the job done in one day ~
a little boy in the crowd has a great idea ~
story & pictures by virginia lee burton ~
bren
ghost,
I had this book. I was so sad that Mary got stuck in the hole! It didn't satisfy me that Mike and Mary got to stay in the cellar. I thought it was like jail and not at all happy the way the book made it out. I was cynical from WAY back!
Fun to relive. I've had others of these Golden books too. Really cool. Thanks for putting them up.
em
Posted by: emma | 12/18/2016 at 04:10 AM
haha, yeah i had that reaction at first too, like, oh so it's a good thing they move to the cellar? :/
of course, mary got the job done in record time & still got demoted..
hey, your comment worked!
did you see the rey book?
http://friendlyghost.typepad.com/lost_found_vintage_toys/2016/11/the-stars-a-new-way-to-see-them-by-ha-rey.html
Posted by: ghost | 12/18/2016 at 09:04 AM