Robert Lopshire
| Robert Lopshire | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Robert M. Lopshire April 14, 1927 Sarasota, Florida, U.S. |
| Died |
May 4, 2002 (aged 75) Gainesville, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer, illustrator |
| Genre | Children's literature |
Robert Lophsire (April 14, 1927 – May 4, 2002) is best known for his popular children's book Put Me In the Zoo.[1]
Life and career
Early years
Lopshire was born in Sarasota, Florida. He attended the city's elementary and high schools. Lophsire served in the Navy Coast Guard during World War II in the Pacific theater aboard assault landing ships.
Career
Lopshire is best known for being an author, illustrator and creative art director (for a short time early on) for Beginner Books. He wrote the best selling children's book, Put Me in the Zoo.
Books
As Author and Illustrator
- Put Me in the Zoo
- The Beginner Book of Things To Make/How to Make Flibbers, etc.
- I Want to Be Somebody New!: A Sequel to Put Me in the Zoo/I Want To Be Somebody New!
- New Tricks I Can Do!
- The Biggest, Smallest, Fastest, Tallest Things You'Ve Ever Heard of
As Illustrator
- Big Max by Kin Platt
References
- ↑ "Obituaries". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
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