Robert Lopshire

Robert Lopshire (1927–2002) was an American author and illustrator best known for his popular children's book Put Me in the Zoo, published in 1960 as part of the Beginner Books series [2]. He worked with Dr. Seuss as an art director on the earliest Beginner Books and wrote or illustrated many acclaimed children's titles over three decades [2][3]. Lopshire resided in Wilmington, Delaware before his death in 2002 [1].