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Rinker, Sherri Duskey

Big Machines: The Story of Virginia Lee Burton

40 pp. | Houghton | September, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-0-544-71557-8 $17.99
(2) K-3 Illustrated by John Rocco. A picture book biography of author-illustrator Burton focuses on her adult life as mother to two boys who love trains and trucks. The text and art are at their best when "Jinnee" is illustrating, creating lifelike scenes out of blank paper and charcoal. Rocco's paintings of the artist at work and his replicas of her illustrations are masterful. An intriguing, loving introduction to a picture book icon.
Reviewer: Lolly Robinson | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2017

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