Dorothy Pulis Lathrop (1891–1980) was an American author and illustrator of children’s books, known for her delicate, detailed drawings and her deep interest in nature and animals.
She was born in Albany, New York. Lathrop began her professional career as an illustrator in 1919 with The Three Mulla-Mulgars by Walter de la Mare. She went on to illustrate several other works by him, including Down-Adown-Derry (1922), Crossings (1923), The Dutch Cheese (1931), Mr. Bumps and His Monkey (1942), and Bells and Grass (1942).
In 1929, she illustrated Hitty, Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field, which received the Newbery Medal from the American Library Association. In 1938, Animals of the Bible (written by Helen Dean Fish and illustrated by Lathrop) was awarded the first-ever Caldecott Medal, establishing it as a landmark in American picture book history.
Over the course of her career, Lathrop illustrated around 40 books by various authors and also wrote and illustrated nine books of her own. Much of her work reflects a sensitivity to the natural world, often focusing on the beauty, fragility, and quiet dignity of animals.
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Dorothy Lathrop
“Animals of the Bible” is a children’s book written by Helen Dean Fish and illustrated by Dorothy Pulis Lathrop. It was first published in 1937 in the United States. The book presents a selection of passages from the Bible in which animals appear, accompanied by Lathrop’s black-and-white illustrations. Rather than […]
