Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel Dōwakan Publishing 0001-9174 Written and Illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton Translated by Momoko Ishii Format: Large hardcover, color Size: 23 x 25 cm / 48 pages Release Date: 1995/02/01 List Price: ¥1650 Content Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel, Mary Anne, had worked together for a long time. Their work was so impressive that they boasted, "They could dig in one day what would take 100 people a week." Indeed, the two had dug canals, cut through mountains for railroads, and leveled ground for airports. However, as new types of shovels became popular, the two came to a distant town seeking work.