![]() ![]() More recently, I found Robert's obituary from the Herald Tribune. Put Me in the Zoo uses Dick, Jane and Spot and I won the bet." Suess) said that the old 'Dick, Jane and Spot' concept was horrible, and that no one could ever do anything more with the three-he bet me on this. Thirteen years after the it's publication, Lopshire explained how the book ( Put Me in the Zoo) came about: "I came to write my first book because, at the time, I was employed as creative art director on the 'Beginner Book' project at Random House, the first of the truly planned assaults on young minds." A while back, I was looking for information on him and 10 Engines was kind enough to send some back story along, including this quote. Lopshire, who passed away in 2002 and was best known for his book Put Me in the Zoo. In the digging, I uncovered this little jewel and thought I'd use it as an opportunity to give props to Mr. Now that my son is of a certain age, I'm beginning to dig back in the archives of our collection and pull out books I bought years ago expressly for this era of his childhood. ![]() A Beginner's Guide to Building and Flying Model Airplanes ![]()
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