There is a book series by Jeff Brown featuring “Flat Stanley.” The first book was published in 1964 and illustrated by Tomi Ungerer.
Stanley is squashed flat by a bulletin board while sleeping. He discovers one of the advantages of being flat is that he can mail himself in an envelope and visit the world.
Classrooms who read this book would mail their Flat Stanleys and request replies describing Stanley’s adventures.
We tried, with Tomie’s replies, to share stories of Stanley’s activities, but answering all of the requests was daunting.
So, I began to take photos of Tomie with the various “flat” characters, and force anyone who came in contact with Tomie to appear in “flat” photos.
In these photos, I met Tomie at the Manchester, NH, airport with a “flat” cow.
Bill and Charles Massey, visiting from the Outer Banks, couldn’t escape a “flat” photo.
Nor could Natasha Robinson and Jerod Rockwell who had come to the barn to discuss a catering event.
I wasn’t Jeff Brown’s biggest fan for writing that book. (Bob)
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