Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
First edition | |
| Author | Virginia Lee Burton |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Company |
Publication date | 1939 |
| Pages | 48 |
| ISBN | 0395169615 1967 edition |
| OCLC | 170273 |
| LC Class | PZ7.B954 Mi |
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel is a children's book by Virginia Lee Burton. First published in 1939, it features Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel Mary Anne. It is considered a classic favorite of children's literature: based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association listed the book as one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children."
An animated short film of the same name, directed by Michael Sporn, narrated by stand-up comedian Robert Klein, was adapted from the book and first aired by HBO in 1990; it has been regularly shown as an "HBO Storybook Musical" and has been released on DVD.