Coral Gables Historical Archive
The Times
Thursday, March 9, 1961, page 78 (of 84)
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"Pipp looked at the pictures in the catalog. It said: 'Small, gentle burro for sale.' Before they knew it, Simpson was on his way."
THE MAIL-ORDER
■ Most children dream of owning a four-legged, furry animal—especially one that can carry several of his two-legged admirers. Few children would believe that you could write a letter and make this dream come true. Exactly that happened recently to Peter and Victoria Jones, and Pipp Gillette, when their parents sent away for an $87.50 mail-order burro to model for a book. When Simpson arrived, author Lee Jones of Pelham, New York, and photographer Guy Gillette of nearby Yonkers pooled their children and talents and added the charms of the burro to produce the season's most delightful children's book, called "Simpson." The children were more-than-willing subjects for the free-wheeling and sometimes surprised camera. But Simpson's own hamming—from child-nuzzling to flower-trampling to clothes-chewing—won him a permanent place in the Joneses' hearts. Originally intended to be returned to the mail-order house, Simpson has happily settled down with them. They call him "the model who stayed for dinner."