''Animals of the Bible'' is a book illustrated by Dorothy P. Lathrop with text compiled by Helen Dean Fish from the Bible. Released by

J. B. Lippincott Company J. B. Lippincott & Co. was an American publishing house founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1836 by Joshua Ballinger Lippincott. It was incorporated in 1885 as J. B. Lippincott Company. History 1836–1977 Joshua Ballinger Lippincott (Marc ...

, it was the first recipient of the

Caldecott Medal The Randolph Caldecott Medal, frequently shortened to just the Caldecott, annually recognizes the preceding year's "most distinguished American picture book for children". It is awarded to the illustrator by the Association for Library Servic ...

for illustration in 1938.American Library Association
Caldecott Medal Winners, 1938 - Present
URL accessed 27 May 2009.

Plot

''Animals of the Bible'' takes 31 Biblical stories of creatures who helped Biblical heroes complete their tasks and illustrates them.

References

1937 children's books American picture books Caldecott Medal–winning works J. B. Lippincott & Co. books Children's books based on the Bible Children's books about animals {{child-picture-book-stub