Quote of the day
Truth of a modest sort I can promise you, and also sincerity. That complete, praiseworthy sincerity which, while it delivers one into the hands of one's enemies, is as likely as not to embroil one with one's friends.
Virginia Lee Burton
Born: August 30, 1909
Died: October 15, 1968 (aged 59)
Bio: Virginia Lee Burton, also known by her married name, Virginia Demetrios, was an American illustrator and children's book author. She wrote and illustrated seven children's books, including The Little House, which won the Caldecott Medal.
Known for:
- The Little House (1942)
- Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel (1939)
- Katy and the Big Snow (1943)
- Maybelle, the cable car (1952)
- Choo choo (1937)








