Robert Sabuda

Robert James Sabuda (born March 8, 1965 in Wyandotte , Michigan) is an American children's book illustrator and pop-up book designer .

After attending the Pratt Institute in New York City, Sabuda initially worked as a package designer. In 1988 Sabuda illustrated his first children's book "The Fiddler's Son". Sabuda gained international attention with his pop-up books, published in 1994, in which he opened up new dimensions for this type of book. His books are characterized by a very difficult paper mechanics, in which an illustration is often dispensed with. The books "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: A Pop-up Adaptation" 2003, "America the Beautiful" 2004 and "Encyclopedia Prehistorica Dinosaurs: The Definitive Pop-Up" (2006 together with his partner Matthew Reinhart) set new standards in the design of Pop up books set. Sabuda is one of the leading international paper engineers and has already been awarded the Meggendorfer Prize of the MBS Movable Book Society (USA) three times .

Sabuda runs a studio in New York City, where he designs books and fosters young talent in children's book illustration and paper engineering.

bibliography

Illustrated books

Coco, Eugene Bradley & Sabuda, Robert (1988), The Fiddler's Son, Green Tiger Press, ISBN 0-516-09421-1
Coco, Eugene Bradley & Sabuda, Robert (1988), The Wishing Well, Green Tiger Press, ISBN 0-88138-112-8
Lowe, Steve, Thoreau, Henry David & Sabuda, Robert (1990), Walden, Philomel Books, ISBN 0-399-22153-0
Whitman, Walt & Sabuda, Robert (1991), I Hear America Singing, Philomel Books, ISBN 0-399-21808-4
Whitman, Walt & Sabuda, Robert (1991), Earth Verses and Water Rhymes, Atheneum, ISBN 0-689-31693-3
Sabuda, Robert (1992), Saint Valentine, Atheneum, ISBN 0-689-31762-X
Lowe, Steve, Columbus, Christopher & Sabuda, Robert (1992), The Log of Christopher Columbus: The First Voyage: Spring, Summer and Fall 1492, Philomel Books, ISBN 0-399-22139-5
Owen, Roy & Sabuda, Robert (1993), The Ibis and the Egret, Philomel Books, ISBN 0-399-22504-8
Levy, Constance & Sabuda, Robert (1994), The Tree Place and Other Poems, Atheneum, ISBN 0-689-50599-X
Sabuda, Robert (1994), Tutankhamen's Gift, Atheneum, ISBN 0-689-31818-9
Houston, Gloria & Sabuda, Robert (1995), Young Will: A Sunny Land With a Sunny Brook, Philomel Books, ISBN 0-399-22740-7
Sabuda, Robert (1995), Arthur and the Sword, Atheneum, ISBN 0-689-31987-8
Sabuda, Robert (1997), The Paper Dragon, Atheneum, ISBN 0-689-31992-4
Sabuda, Robert (2003), Uh-oh, Leonardo! : The Adventures of Providence Traveler, 1503, Atheneum, ISBN 0-689-81160-8

Pop up books

Sabuda, Robert (1994), The Mummy's Tomb: A Pop-Up Book, Golden Books, ISBN 0-307-17627-4
Sabuda, Robert (1994), The Knight's Castle: A Pop-Up Book, Golden Books, ISBN 0-307-17626-6
Sabuda, Robert (1994), The Christmas Alphabet, Orchard Books, ISBN 0-531-09492-8
Sabuda, Robert (1995), Help the Animals of South America (A Pop-Up Book), Readers Digest, ISBN 0-89577-666-9
Sabuda, Robert (1995), Help the Animals of North America (A Pop-Up Book), Readers Digest, ISBN 0-89577-665-0
Sabuda, Robert (1995), Help the Animals of Asia (A Pop-Up Book), Readers Digest, ISBN 0-89577-667-7
Sabuda, Robert (1995), Help the Animals of Africa (A Pop-Up Book), Readers Digest, ISBN 0-89577-668-5
Williams, Nancy & Sabuda, Robert (1995), A Kwanzaa Celebration: A Pop-up Book, Little Simon, ISBN 0-689-80266-8
Sabuda, Robert (1996), The Twelve Days of Christmas: A Pop-Up Celebration, Little Simon, ISBN 0-689-80865-8
Sabuda, Robert (1997), Cookie Count: A Tasty Pop-Up, Little Simon, ISBN 0-689-81767-3
Sabuda, Robert (1998), ABC Disney Pop-Up, Disney Press, ISBN 0-7868-3132-4
Sabuda, Robert (1999), The Movable Mother Goose, Little Simon, ISBN 0-689-83149-8
Sabuda, Robert (2000), The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: Pop-Up, Little Simon, ISBN 0-689-84014-4
Thomas, Pamela & Sabuda, Robert (2000), Brooklyn Pops Up, Little Simon, ISBN 0-689-84019-5
Reinhart, Matthew & Sabuda, Robert (2001), Young Naturalist Pop-up Handbook: Butterflies, Hyperion, ISBN 0-7868-0558-7
Reinhart, Matthew & Sabuda, Robert (2001), Young Naturalist Pop-up Handbook: Beetles, Hyperion, ISBN 0-7868-0557-9
Moore, Clement Clarke & Sabuda, Robert (2002), The Night Before Christmas Pop-up, Little Simon, ISBN 0-689-83899-9
Sabuda, Robert (2003), Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: A Popup Adaptation, Little Simon, ISBN 0-689-84743-2
Sabuda, Robert (2004), America the Beautiful, Little Simon, ISBN 0-689-87421-9
Sabuda, Robert & Reinhart, Matthew (2005), Encyclopedia Prehistorica Dinosaurs: The Definitive Pop-Up, Candlewick, ISBN 0-7636-2228-1
Sabuda, Robert (2005), Winter's Tale: An Original Pop-Up Journey, Little Simon, ISBN 1-4169-0787-4
Sabuda, Robert (2006), Encyclopedia Prehistorica Sharks and Other Sea Monsters: The Definitive Pop-Up, Candlewick, ISBN 0-7636-2228-1

Individual evidence

^ P. Howell: Meet the Author - Robert Sabuda. ( PDF ) September 22, 2005. Archived from the original on May 22, 2012. Retrieved on January 25, 2012.

Web links

personal data
SURNAME	Sabuda, Robert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Sabuda, Robert James (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American children's book illustrator and pop-up book designer
DATE OF BIRTH	March 8, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH	Wyandotte , Michigan

[1] P. Howell: Meet the Author - Robert Sabuda. ( PDF ) September 22, 2005. Archived from the original on May 22, 2012. Retrieved on January 25, 2012.