Of the four of Burton's most popular stories in one handsome volume, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel might be the most popular, and The Little House won the Caldecott Medal, but it's ***Katy and the Big Snow_***that has been the favorite in our house. These are tales of hard work, determination, and meeting the challenges of new landscapes and changing worlds, with a healthy dose of almost quaint 20th-century optimism. They are imaginatively told and really fun to look at.