Generations of parents, children, and librarians have treasured Virginia Lee Burton’s beloved books Mike Mulligan and The Little House. June Vail’s warm, honest, joyful memoir, Folly Cove Sketches, offers intimate glimpses into Burton’s wide-ranging artistic practices and everyday life. Vail vividly recounts how living as a teenager with her great-aunt Jinnee in the Folly Cove, Massachusetts community inspired unforeseen life choices.