Puppies For Keeps
Dorothy P. Lathrop, author and illustrator
1943, The Macmillan Company
A rather thin story of two children who watch a litter of Pekingese puppies grow up. The writing is uninvolving, but the illustrations are lovely.
About the Author
1891-1980
Dorothy Pullis Lathrop
The winner of the first Caldecott Medal, for her book Animals Of The Bible in 1938, Lathrop was most famous for her illustrations in Rachel Field's 1930 Newberry Medal book, Hitty, Her First Hundred Years. Much more information can be found at the following websites.
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Books written and illustrated by author (partial list)
Dogs
Dog In The
Puffy And Seven Leaf Clover
The Fairy Circus
The Colt from
Angel in the Woods
Bouncing Betty
Let Them Live
Littlest Mouse
Skittle-Skattle Monkey
Follow The Brook
Who Goes There
Hide And Go Seek
Books illustrated by author (partial list)
Tales From the Enchanted Isles by Ethel May Gate
The Three Mulla-Mulgars by Walter de la Mare
Down-A-Down Derry by Walter de la Mare
Crossings by Walter de la Mare
Dutch Cheese by Walter de la Mare
Mr. Bumps And His Monkey by Walter de la Mare
Bells And Grass by Walter de la Mare
Related
The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator
Source: American Library Association
Newberry Medal
The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
Source: American Library Association
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