In 1929, Lathrop illustrated Rachel Field’s successful children’s novel, Hitty, Her First Hundred Years, the fictional story of a doll, which won the Newbery Medal, awarded by the American Library Association for the best children’s novel of the year. On a cold Maine night in 1829, an old peddler carved a small doll out of a piece of mountain ash wood. Much of her work was devoted to the beauty and importance of animals. Lathrop wrote and illustrated nine children’s books and several topical nonfiction books. Add to Favourites 1:6 Scale Miniature Antique Classic Book Covers - DIGITIAL DOWNLOAD - Miniature Prop Books - DIY 5 out of 5 stars (302) CA 4.99. 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. For everyone who has ever wanted a Hitty doll of their own, but could not wrap their mind around carving one, my friend Joyce has created a crochet version of this beloved travel doll. Hitty Doll Scale Hand Crafted Hittys Open Hutch By Roy Bubbenmoyer in Burgundy and Blue 5 out of 5 stars (548) CA 335.24. Rachel Field, an author of children's books and Dorothy Lathrop, an illustrator of the same, after having dinner together one evening in New York City both discovered they each had been admiring the same tiny doll in the window of an antique.
The book is told from the point of view of an inanimate doll named Hitty (short for Mehitabel), who was constructed in the 1820s and has since traveled around the world, through many different owners.ĭorothy Pulis Lathrop was born in Albany, New York, April 16, 1891. The original Hitty is a 6 1/4'doll carved out of Mountain Ash wood in the 1820s. It won the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children’s literature in 1930. Hitty, Her First Hundred Years is a children’s novel written by Rachel Field and published in 1929.
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