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In this book, you will find...

    a train that goes "choo, choo!"

            a steam shovel

                named Mary Anne

      Katy, the brave tractor...

...and even a little pink house (surprise!).

Big machines were the stars of Virginia Lee Burton's classic picture books. But in this loving tribute to her life and legacy by the New York Times best-selling creators Sherri Duskey Rinker and John Rocco, Burton and her big imagination take center stage. So come along to seaside Folly Cove to catch up with old friends, make new friends, and celebrate Jinnee's magic.

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Sherri Duskey Rinker

Sherri Duskey Rinker

1966 -
American
Sherri Duskey Rinker fell in love with The Little House at the age of four. Decades later, her two train-and-truck-loving sons inspired he... See more
John Rocco

John Rocco

1967 -
American
John Rocco is the number one New York Times best-selling illustrator of Percy Jackson's Greek Gods and Percy Jackson's Gree... See more

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Reviews

Plumfield and Paideia

Big Machines
Reviewed by Sara Masarik
Big Machines: The Story of Virginia Lee Burton by Sherri Duskey Rinker and illustrated by John Rocco is a perfect picture book biography.

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