Monday, May 16, 2011

THE BOOK THAT WON THE VERY FIRST CALDECOTT MEDAL...

'Way back in 1938!  ANIMALS OF THE BIBLE, illustrated by Dorothy P. Lathrop.  (From the King James version, text chosen by Helen Dean Fish) ages 9-12.


Also illustrated by Lathrop:
DOWN-ADOWN-DERRY: A BOOK OF FAIRY POEMS  by Walter de la Mare.  It is part of public domain and you can view it online HERE.

To see a list of all the books illustrated by Dorothy P. Lathrop, go to THIS WEBSITE.

1 comment:

  1. I bet that's a really good old book...I would love to see it. And the fairy book looks sweet!

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