Dorothy Pulis Lathrop (April 16, 1891 – December 30, 1980) was an

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writer and illustrator of children's books.

Biography

Dorothy Pulis Lathrop was born in

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, April 16, 1891 to Ida Pulis Lathrop and Cyprus Clark Lathrop. Her sister was artist Gertrude K. Lathrop. During a prolific career spanning from 1919 to 1967, she used her artistic skills as an illustrator of other authors’ children's fictional literature: more than 38 books were published with her illustrations. Lathrop wrote and illustrated nine children's books and several topical nonfiction books. She was also an accomplished printmaker. Much of her work was devoted to the beauty and importance of animals. Lathrop's career began around 1919, when her first published suite of illustrations appeared in

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's book for children, ''The Three Mulla-Mulgars''. Lathrop developed a friendship with de la Mare, and thereafter illustrated five more of his books for children: ''Down-Adown-Derry'' (1922), ''Crossings'' (1923), ''The Dutch Cheese'' (1931), ''Mr. Bumps and His Monkey'' (1942) and ''Bells and Grass'' (1942). In 1929, Lathrop illustrated

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's successful children's novel, '' Hitty, Her First Hundred Years'', the fictional story of a doll, which won the

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, awarded by the

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for the best children's novel of the year. In 1931, Lathrop wrote '' The Fairy Circus'', which was a runner-up for the Newbery Medal. In 1938, Lathrop's illustrations for ''

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'', written by Helen Dean Fish, won her the inaugural

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, awarded for the year's "most distinguished American picture book for children". Lathrop illustrated many other books, particularly fantasy and fairy tales such as W. H. Hudson's ''Little Boy Lost'';

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's ''

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'';

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's ''Silverhorn'';

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's '' The Princess and Curdie'' and ''

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'';

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's ''Mopsa the Fairy'' and her self-authored ''The Lost Merry-Go-Round'' and ''The Colt from Moon Mountain''. She illustrated several collections of children's poetry including work by

and

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's ''Stars To-night''. In 1949, she was elected into the

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as an Associate Academician.

Legacy

Lathrop's artwork for ''Stars To-Night: Verses New and Old for Boys and Girls'' is featured on the cover of the

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album

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. Lathrop's work is included in museum permanent collections including the

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, among others.

Works

Books illustrated by Lathrop: * *''An Angel in the Woods''. Lathrop, Dorothy P. (author), Macmillan, 1947. *''

''. Lathrop, Dorothy (author), Lippincott, 1937. - Winner of the 1938

*''Balloon Moon''. Cabot, Elsie (author), Henry Holt, 1927. *''Bells and Grass''. De La Mare, Walter (author), Viking, 1965. *''Bouncing Betsy''. Lathrop, Dorothy P. (author), Macmillan, 1936. *''Branches Green''. Field, Rachel (author), Macmillan, 1934. *''Childcraft in 15 Volumes''. Lathrop, Dorothy P. ''et al.'' (author), Field Educational Pub., 1954. *''Crossings: A Fairy Play''. De La Mare, Walter (author), Knopf, 1923. *''Devonshire Cream''. Dean, Agnes L. (author), Unity Press, 1950. *''Down-Adown-Derry: A Book of Fairy Poems''. De La Mare, Walter (author), Henry Holt, 1922. *''Fierce-Face: The Story of a Tiger''. Mukerji, Dhan Gopal (author), Dutton, 1938. *''Follow the Brook''. Lathrop, Dorothy P. (author), Macmillan, 1960. *''Grateful Elephant''. Burlingame, Eugene W. (author), Yale University Press, 1923. *''Grim: The Story of a Pike''. Fleuron, Svend (author), Knopf, 1921. *''Hide and Go Seek''. Lathrop, Dorothy (author), E.M. Hale, 1938. *''Hitty: Her First Hundred Years''. Field, Rachel (author), Macmillan, 1947. *''Kaleidoscope''. Farjeon, Eleanor (author), Stokes, 1929. *''Japanese Prints''. Fletcher, John Gould (author), Four Seas Press, Boston, 1918. *''Let Them Live''. Lathrop, Dorothy P. (author), Macmillan, 1961. *''Made-To-Order Stories''. Canfield, Dorothy (author), Harcourt Brace, 1953. *''Mopsa the Fairy''. Ingelow, Jean (author), Harper & Brothers, 1927. *''Mr. Bumps and His Monkey''. De La Mare, Walter (author), Winston, 1942. *''Presents for Lupe''. Lathrop, Dorothy P. (author), Macmillan, 1940. *''Puffy and the Seven Leaf Clover''. Lathrop, Dorothy P. (author), Macmillan, 1954. *''Puppies for Keeps''. Lathrop, Dorothy (author), Macmillan, 1944. *''Silverhorn: The Hilda Conkling Book For Other Children''. Conkling, Hilda (author), Stokes, 1924. *''Stars To-Night: Verses New and Old for Boys and Girls''. Teasdale, Sara (author), Macmillan, 1930. *''Sung under the Silver Umbrella''. Education Association For Childhood (author), Macmillan, 1935. *''Tales From The Enchanted Isles''. Gate, Ethel May (author), Yale University Press, 1926. *''The Colt from Moon Mountain''. Lathrop, Dorothy P. (author), Macmillan, 1941. *''The Dog in the Tapestry Garden''. Lathrop, Dorothy P. (author), Macmillan, 1962. *''The Dutch Cheese''. De La Mare, Walter (author), Knopf, 1931. *''The Fair of St. James''. Farjeon, Eleanor (author), Stokes, 1932. *'' The Fairy Circus''. Lathrop, Dorothy P. (author), Macmillan, 1931. *'' The Forgotten Daughter''. Snedeker, Caroline Dale (author), Doubleday, 1933. *''The Happy Flute''. Mandal, Sant Ram (author), Stokes, 1939. *''The Light Princess''. Macdonald, George (author), Macmillan, 1952. *''The Little Mermaid''. Andersen, Hans (author), Macmillan, 1939. *''The Little White Goat''. Lathrop, Dorothy P. (author), Macmillan, 1935. *''The Littlest Mouse''. Lathrop, Dorothy P. (author), Macmillan, 1955. *''The Long Bright Land''. Howes, Edith (author), Little Brown, 1929. *''The Lost Merry-Go-Round''. Lathrop, Dorothy P. (author), Macmillan, 1938. *''The Princess and Curdie''. MacDonald, George (author), Macmillan, 1927. *''The Skittle Skattle Monkey''. Lathrop, Dorothy P. (author), Macmillan, 1945. *''The Snail Who Ran''. Lathrop, Dorothy P. (author), Stokes, 1934. *''The Snow Image''. Hawthorne, Nathaniel (author), Macmillan, 1930. *''The Three Mulla-Mulgars''. De La Mare, Walter (author), Knopf, 1919. *''Treasure of Carcassonne''. Robida, A. (author), E.M. Hale, 1926. *''Who Goes There''? Lathrop, Dorothy P. (author), Macmillan, 1935

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