Browse

Dorothy P. Lathrop

Author, Illustrator

(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 Fair of St. James a Fantasia (1932)

While vacationing in France Laura stumbles on the Fair of St. James and meets many unusual personages.

Author(s): Eleanor Farjeon
Illustrator(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop

The Fairy Circus (1931)

Inspired by a human circus that performs in their meadow, the fairies put on a circus of their own for the woodland creatures.

Author(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop
Illustrator(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop

Newbery Honor Book
Newbery Honor Book - 1932
Newbery Honor Book
Junior Literary Guild - 1932

Fierce-Face: The Story of a Tiger (1936)

The story of the growth of a young tiger from cub to independent lord of the jungle.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Dhan Gopal Mukerji
Illustrator(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop

Flora, Fauna and Fantasy (2006)

Catalog from an exhibition at the Brandywine River Museum in the spring of 2006.

Author(s): Anne Roberts
Et al
Illustrator(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop

Follow the Brook (1960)

Two baby raccoons escape from their cage and follow the brook to freedom.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop
Illustrator(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop

The Forgotten Daughter (1933)

In second century Rome the daughter of a centurion is raised as a slave.

Author(s): Caroline Dale Snedeker
Illustrator(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop

Newbery Honor Book
Newbery Honor Book - 1934

Grim: The Story of a Pike (1921)

The life story of a fierce fish. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Svend Fleuron
Illustrator(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop

The Happy Flute (1939)

A Hindu tale of a hermit and the jungle animals.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Sant Ram Mandal
Illustrator(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop

Hide and Go Seek (1938)

A boy playing hide-and-seek in the woods finds a nest of flying squirrels.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop
Illustrator(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop

Hitty: Her First Hundred Years (1929)

The adventures of a doll, carved from a piece of mountain ash, brought from Ireland to the state of Maine.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Rachel Field
Illustrator(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop

Newbery Medal
Newbery Medal - 1930

Japanese Prints (1918)

A collection of poems modelled on Japanese forms. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): John Gould Fletcher
Illustrator(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop

The Jig of Forslin: A Symphony (1916)

A book of poetry.  The dust jacket is by Lathrop.

Author(s): Conrad Potter Aiken
Illustrator(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop

Just So Stories (1930)

A collection of animal fables with a dust jacket by Dorothy P. Lathrop.

Read online at archive.org

Kaleidoscope (1929)

A collection of stories which includes a robinsonnade. Dust jacket is by Dorothy P. Lathrop.

Author(s): Eleanor Farjeon
Illustrator(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop

Let Them Live (1951)

Discusses the effect of development on wildlife habitat.

Author(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop
Illustrator(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop

The Light Princess (1926)

A collection of fairy tales including the story of a princess who loses her gravity.

Author(s): George MacDonald
Illustrator(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop

A Little Boy Lost (1920)

A small boy wanders off into the jungle and has many adventures. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): William Henry Hudson
Illustrator(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop

The Little Mermaid (1939)

The story of a mermaid who wins the love of a mortal man.

Author(s): Hans Christian Andersen
Illustrator(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop

The Little White Goat (1933)

Two small children befriend a fairy goat who introduces them to the animals of the forest.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop
Illustrator(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop

Sign up for our free book-of-the-week email!

Looking for updates from the Treasury of Great Children's books? Look no further, our Book-of-the-Week email is free and will keep you informed of the latest happenings!

Please fill out the form to subscribe:

* indicates required