Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel Growing Up Told with deadpan humor and

Told with deadpan humor and charming art

Now that school is over

and they are attacked from every side

Some tea parties are for grown-ups

Summer is here

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel Growing Up Told with deadpan humor andA modern classic that no child should miss. Since it was first published in 1939, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel has delighted generations of children. Mike 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 the very symbol of industrial America. But with progress come new machines, and soon the inseparable duo are out of work. Mike