American illustrator (born 1965)

Robert James Sabuda (born March 8, 1965) is a children's pop-up book artist and paper engineer. His recent books include retellings of the stories of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Alice in Wonderland.

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Career
  • 2.1 Awards
• 3 Personal life
• 4 Bibliography
  • 4.1 Printed references
    • 4.1.1 Newspaper biography
    • 4.1.2 Newspaper articles
    • 4.1.3 News references
    • 4.1.4 Critical acclaim
  • 4.2 Web references
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Early life

Robert Sabuda was born on March 8, 1965, in Wyandotte, Michigan, and raised in Pinckney, Michigan. He attended the Pratt Ins*ute in New York City.

Career

Sabuda's specific interest in 3-D paper engineering (i.e., pop-up books) was sparked by a book he received that was illustrated by Vojtěch Kubašta. His interest in children's book illustration began with an internship at Dial Books for Young Readers while attending the Pratt Ins*ute. Initially working as a package designer, he illustrated his first children's book series, Bulky Board Books, in 1987. Wide recognition only came his way after he started designing pop-up books for children in 1994.

Sabuda has used techniques including:

• faux stained gl* (Arthur and the Sword, 1995)
• batik (Blizzard's Robe, 1999)
• papyrus-textured illustrations (Tutankhamen's Gift, 1994)
• murals (Saint Valentine, 1992)

Awards

Sabuda presently works from his studio in New York City and is involved in a wide variety of projects that involve movable paper. He has also released a video of his working style. Sabuda has also been awarded the Meggendorfer Prize three times, an award ins*uted by the Movable Book Society of America in honor of German illustrator Lothar Meggendorfer. He is a multiple No. 1 New York Times best-selling children's book creator and has over five million books in print published in over 25 languages.

Personal life

Sabuda married technologist James Talvy on June 25, 2016, at the 10 Horse Art Center in Highland, New York.

Bibliography

Printed references

Newspaper biography

1. Hedges, Chris (December 9, 2003). "In Him, Storyteller Meets Architect". New York Times. Retrieved January 24, 2006.

Newspaper articles

1. Carvajal, Doreen (November 27, 2000). "Boing! Pop-Up Books Are Growing Up; Flaps, Foldouts and Complexities Attract Adult Eyes". New York Times. Retrieved January 24, 2006.

News references

1. "New York Times Children's Bestseller List". New York Times. 2006. Retrieved January 24, 2006.

Critical acclaim

1. Chapin, Ted (November 14, 2004). "'America the Beautiful,' and 'Liberty's Journey': From Sea to Shining Sea". New York Times. Retrieved January 24, 2006.
2. Heller, Steven (November 16, 2003). "Ready for Her Close-Up". New York Times. Retrieved January 24, 2006.
3. Marcus, Leonard S. (December 8, 2002). "Children's Books". New York Times. Retrieved January 24, 2006.
4. Tzannes, Robin (May 22, 1994). "The Littlest Pharaoh". New York Times. Retrieved January 24, 2006.

Web references

1. "Robert Sabuda.com". Retrieved January 24, 2006.
2. "Meet the Artists – Robert Sabuda:: Biography". National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature, USA. Retrieved January 24, 2006.
3. "Meet the Artists – Robert Sabuda:: Critical essay". Betty Carter, National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature, USA. Retrieved January 24, 2006.

References

External links

• Robert J. Sabuda at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (bibliography is only as an illustrator for speculative fiction works)