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Dorothy P. Lathrop
(1891 - 1980)
Dorothy Pulis Lathrop was an American writer and illustrator of children’s books. Lathrop was born in Albany, New York. During her lifetime of achievements, her notable prominence in the publishing world of children’s literature includes the combined skills, mastery, and talents Lathrop displayed within the pages and color plates of the more than 38 books published with her illustrations. The prolific popularity of her talent was one of a steady production, primarily between the years of 1919 to 1962. In the 1930s, Lathrop published 9 children’s books.
Bibliography
The Adventures of Fleet Foot and her Fawns (1920)
Despite its cover some editions of this volume include both Mammy Cottontail Uses Her Wits and The Adventures of Fleet Foot and her Fawns, a nature book about deer. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Allen Chaffee
Illustrator(s):
Dorothy P. Lathrop
An Angel in the Woods (1947)
A toy angel’s candle brings the good news of Christmas to the animals of the wood.
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Author(s):
Dorothy P. Lathrop
Illustrator(s):
Dorothy P. Lathrop
Animals of the Bible a Picture Book (1937)
Selections from the Bible with illustrations of the animals described.
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Author(s):
Helen Dean Fish
Illustrator(s):
Dorothy P. Lathrop
Balloon Moon (1927)
Ninety-nine poems for children.
Author(s):
Elise Pumpelly Cabot
Illustrator(s):
Dorothy P. Lathrop
Bells and Grass (1942)
A collection of poems for children.
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Author(s):
Walter de la Mare
Illustrator(s):
Dorothy P. Lathrop
A Book of Unicorns (1978)
A collection of historical writings about unicorns.
Author(s):
Welleran Poltarnees
Illustrator(s):
L. Leslie Brooke
Michael Hague
Dorothy P. Lathrop
Mercer Mayer
Kay Nielsen
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Bouncing Betsy (1936)
Betsy lamb’s mother leaves her on her own and she has many adventures.
Author(s):
Dorothy P. Lathrop
Illustrator(s):
Dorothy P. Lathrop
Branches Green (1934)
A collection of nature poems for children.
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Author(s):
Rachel Field
Illustrator(s):
Dorothy P. Lathrop
The Children’s Hour Volume 12 (1953)
A collection of historical fiction.
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The Children’s Hour Volume 14 (1953)
An anthology of animal stories.
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The Children’s Hour Volume 2 (1953)
An anthology of fairy tales, old and new. The illustrations by Robert Lawson had previously appeared in Just for Fun.
The Children’s Hour Volume 5 (1953)
A copious collection of poetry. Includes Robert Lawson's illustrations to three poems of Jonathan Bing. The image on page 247 of Jonathan with a wheelbarrow does not appear in Just for Fun.
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Collier’s Junior Classics Volume 6 (1962)
Through the year in poetry, prose, history and fiction centered on the holidays of America.
The Colt from Moon Mountain (1941)
Joey and Cynthy befriend the littlest colt they ever saw.
Author(s):
Dorothy P. Lathrop
Illustrator(s):
Dorothy P. Lathrop
Crossings: A Fairy Play (1923)
A rather difficult play for children. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Walter de la Mare
C. Armstrong Gibbs
Illustrator(s):
Dorothy P. Lathrop
Devonshire Cream (1950)
A collection of thirty-two poems.
Author(s):
Agnes Louise Dean
Illustrator(s):
Dorothy P. Lathrop
The Dog in the Tapestry Garden (1962)
An Italian greyhound jumps into a tapestry to play with a dog she sees there.
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Author(s):
Dorothy P. Lathrop
Illustrator(s):
Dorothy P. Lathrop
Dorothy P. Lathrop: A Centenary Celebration (1991)
The catalog for an exhibition of work by Dorothy P. Lathrop at the University of Albany, in October of 1991. It includes a catalog raisonne of her work.
Author(s):
William Clarkin
Illustrator(s):
Dorothy P. Lathrop
Down-Adown-Derry (1922)
A book of fairy poems. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Walter de la Mare
Illustrator(s):
Dorothy P. Lathrop
The Dutch Cheese and Other Stories (1931)
A collection of original fairy stories.
Author(s):
Walter de la Mare
Illustrator(s):
Dorothy P. Lathrop