Virginia Lee Burton
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publication date: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 (part of April 2026)
category: 
Literature
clue: A Caldecott-winning children's author and artist, she found her success when she wrote for the most important audience there was - her own children. Despite having two human sons, she usually wrote about female characters (often not human).
explanation: Virginia Lee Burton was an American illustrator and children's book author. She wrote and illustrated seven children's books, including Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel (1939) and The Little House (1943), which won the Caldecott Medal. She had two sons and her main characters were all female. more…
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm and Richard Slominsky
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