This documentary exploring the life and art of Virginia Lee Burton, the author/illustrator of The Little House and Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, is filled with a treasure trove of archival and original materials. Never-before-seen photographs, personal documents, sketch books, manuscripts, original book material and interviews with family and friends provide a richly textured portrait of Virginia Lee Burton. Narrated by Lindsay Crouse.

Originally released by Weston Woods, 2008. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 08, 2015.

Lasting Appeal (4:35); --The American Picture Book (2:24); -- Growing up and Family (4:12); -- First Books (6:59); -- Calico and The Little House (7:07); -- Sense of Place (2:41); -- Living Quality (6:10); -- Virginia (4:18); .