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. Early life Robert Sabuda was born on March 8, 1965, in Wyandotte, Michigan, and raised in Pinckney, Michigan. He attended the Pratt Institute in New York City. Career Sabuda's interest in 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 Institute. 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 glass (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 instituted 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 Newspaper articles News references Critical acclaim Web references References External links (bibliography is only as an illustrator for speculative fiction works) Pratt Institute alumni Living people 1965 births American people of Polish descent American children's book illustrators Pop-up book artists People from Wyandotte, Michigan People from Pinckney, Michigan