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Featured books by

Robert Sabuda

Artists use many tools to tell stories, share information, or captivate readers. Sometimes artists provide an entirely new look for familiar tales, allowing readers — or viewers — to see familiar things in an entirely fresh way. Robert Sabuda is not only an accomplished artist in the more traditional "two-dimensional world," but he has also perfected paper engineering to allow books to literally pop off of the pages, sure to engage the story-lover, art aficionado, and the "builder" in all readers!

12 Days of Christmas Anniversary Edition: A Pop-up Celebration
12 Days of Christmas Anniversary Edition: A Pop-up Celebration
By: Robert Sabuda
Age Level: 3-6
Reading Level: Beginning Reader

From a single partridge in a pear tree to 12 lords a leaping, Sabuda creates an entirely new visual interpretation of a well known, cumulative holiday song.

Cookie Count: A Tasty Pop-up
Cookie Count: A Tasty Pop-up
By: Robert Sabuda
Age Level: 3-6
Reading Level: Beginning Reader

Mouse chefs create delectable sweet treats that pop up and off of colorful pages to astound — and tempt — readers of all ages.

Encyclopedia Prehistorica: Dinosaurs
Encyclopedia Prehistorica: Dinosaurs
By: Robert Sabuda & Matthew Reinhart
Age Level: 6-9
Reading Level: Independent Reader

Amazing three-dimensional dinosaurs and dinosaur skeletons combine with information for a truly unique and fascinating glimpse into these long-extinct creatures. Many pages include additional smaller pop-ups.

Encyclopedia Prehistorica: Sharks and Other Sea Monsters
Encyclopedia Prehistorica: Sharks and Other Sea Monsters
By: Robert Sabuda & Matthew Reinhart
Age Level: 6-9
Reading Level: Independent Reader

A companion to Encyclopedia Prehistorica: Dinosaurs, this equally engaging glimpse into ancient sea creatures combines information and stunning paper engineering to present sea life from the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic eras.

The Movable Mother Goose
The Movable Mother Goose
By: Robert Sabuda
Age Level: 3-6
Reading Level: Beginning Reader

Selected Mother Goose rhymes are freshly illustrated with dazzling pop-ups, presented in this colorful and appealing book.

Tutankhamen's Gift
Tutankhamen's Gift
By: Robert Sabuda
Age Level: 9-12
Reading Level: Independent Reader

Ancient Egypt is established before the boy king, who has fascinated so many, begins his reign. Carefully crafted illustrations evoke the time and the place in which King Tutankhamen lived and ruled in traditional two-dimensional illustrations.

Winter in White: A Mini Pop-up Treat
Winter in White: A Mini Pop-up Treat
By: Robert Sabuda
Age Level: 3-6
Reading Level: Beginning Reader

The small size of this distinctive book creates a cozy feeling around the joyful celebrations of winter, presented through eye-catching paper engineering and an appreciation of everyday cold weather activities.

Books illustrated by Robert Sabuda

Alice's Adventure's in Wonderland: A Pop-up Adaptation
Alice's Adventure's in Wonderland: A Pop-up Adaptation
By: Lewis Carroll
Illustrated by: Robert Sabuda
Age Level: 6-9
Reading Level: Independent Reader

Lewis Carroll's classic story of the girl who goes down the rabbit hole has been textually abridged but visually expanded in these stunning pop-ups.

Chronicles of Narnia: The Pop-up Based on the Books by C.S. Lewis
Chronicles of Narnia: The Pop-up Based on the Books by C.S. Lewis
By: C.S. Lewis
Illustrated by: Robert Sabuda
Age Level: 6-9
Reading Level: Independent Reader

Travel with Peter, Susan, Lucy, and Edmund to the land of Narnia where they meet Aslan and fight the evil forces that threaten it in this visual and tactile journey with dramatic pop-ups.

The Night Before Christmas Pop Up
The Night Before Christmas Pop Up
By: Clement Moore
Illustrated by: Robert Sabuda
Age Level: 6-9
Reading Level: Independent Reader

Clement Moore's holiday classic includes reindeer and more that literally jump out to delight readers with each turn of the page — until Santa in his sleigh wishes everyone a good night.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz:  A Commemorative Pop-Up Book
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: A Commemorative Pop-Up Book
By: Frank Baum
Illustrated by: Robert Sabuda
Age Level: 6-9
Reading Level: Independent Reader

Meet a very special wizard and other magical creatures on a journey to the Land of Oz with Dorothy and her companions. Their adventures literally come off the pages in this entirely fresh and refreshing version of Baum's classic novel (also made into a now-classic film).

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