{"product_id":"mike-mulligan-and-his-steam-shovel-hardcover","title":"Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA modern classic that no child should miss. Since it was first published in 1939, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel\u003c\/em\u003e written and illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e has delighted generations of children.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMike and his trusty steam shovel, Mary Anne, dig deep canals for boats to travel through, cut mountain passes for trains, and hollow out cellars for city skyscrapers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut with progress come new machines, and soon the inseparable duo are out of work. Mike believes that Mary Anne can dig as much in a day as one hundred men can dig in a week, and the two have one last chance to prove it and save Mary Anne from the scrap heap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat happens next in the small town of Popperville is a testament to their friendship and to old-fashioned hard work and ingenuity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardcover, 48 pages. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeveral original illustrations by Virginia Lee Burton from \u003cem\u003eMike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel\u003c\/em\u003e are included in the exhibition \u003cspan style=\"color: #33cccc;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nrm.org\/2025\/05\/american-stories-revolution-to-rockwell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #33cccc;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e American Stories: Revolution to Rockwell \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e on view June 6, 2026 through October 26, 2026 at Norman Rockwell Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63493052596593,"sku":"BOAR00014","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/3710\/7773\/files\/f071f642-e976-4814-aa36-c3cad6329ef9.jpg?v=1781279801","url":"https:\/\/store.nrm.org\/products\/mike-mulligan-and-his-steam-shovel-hardcover","provider":"Norman Rockwell Museum Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}