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 Fair of St. James a Fantasia (1932)
While vacationing in France Laura stumbles on the Fair of St. James and meets many unusual personages.
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.
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.
Flora, Fauna and Fantasy (2006)
Catalog from an exhibition at the Brandywine River Museum in the spring of 2006.
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Follow the Brook (1960)
Two baby raccoons escape from their cage and follow the brook to freedom.
Read online at archive.org.
The Forgotten Daughter (1933)
In second century Rome the daughter of a centurion is raised as a slave.
The Grateful Elephant and Other Stories Translated from the Pali (1923)
Twenty-six Buddhist parables. Read online at Hathitrust.
Grim: The Story of a Pike (1921)
The life story of a fierce fish. Read online at archive.org.
The Happy Flute (1939)
A Hindu tale of a hermit and the jungle animals.
Read online at archive.org.
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.
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.
Japanese Prints (1918)
A collection of poems modelled on Japanese forms. Read online at archive.org.
The Jig of Forslin: A Symphony (1916)
A book of poetry. The dust jacket is by Lathrop.
Just So Stories (1930)
A collection of animal fables with a dust jacket by Dorothy P. Lathrop.
Read online at archive.org.
Dorothy P. Lathrop
Kaleidoscope (1929)
A collection of stories which includes a robinsonnade. Dust jacket is by Dorothy P. Lathrop.
Let Them Live (1951)
Discusses the effect of development on wildlife habitat.
The Light Princess (1926)
A collection of fairy tales including the story of a princess who loses her gravity.
A Little Boy Lost (1920)
A small boy wanders off into the jungle and has many adventures. Read online at archive.org.
The Little Mermaid (1939)
The story of a mermaid who wins the love of a mortal man.
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.