Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Big Machines: The Story of Virginia Lee Burton - OPTIONAL

Rinker, Sherri Duskey Big Machines: The Story of Virginia Lee Burton, illustrated by John Rocco.  PICTURE BOOK.  Houghton Mifflin, 2017.  $18.

This is more like a tour through Burton’s most famous picture books than anything that tells you much about her life.  The most informational part of the book is the supplemental information at the end.  The rest is pretty impressionistic, if you can call a book such, without being helpful or charming.  First rate author, first rate illustrator – I’m not sure why this is what they created.  I can only see this as being liked by diehard Burton fans.

GIFT – OPTIONAL.  Cindy, Library Teacher

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