32 pp. Pictorial endpapers. The title references Virginia Lee Burton's work Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, a book the protagonist loves. The author, a two-time Newbery Medal runner-up (Fog Magic and The Light at Tern Rock were both Newbery Honor books), was born in Rochester, New York. "Here is a gay, small adventure such as any book-loving four-year-old might have, and Don Freeman's delightful drawings catch just the look of a sturdy, exuberant little boy whose world is full of friends."
