Books by Robert Sabuda

This lavish presentation of the traditional Christmas song features Robert Sabuda's ingenious cut-out illustrations which re-create the scenes--from a partridge in a pear tree to the twelve lords-'a-leaping--in a very untraditional way! Colorful backgrounds combine with white pop-ups for a knockout effect, featuring lavish touches such as gold foil, acetate, mylar, a cloth spine, a special paper stock, and a one-of-a-kind pop-up snow globe. Full color.

Cut-out illustrations re-create the traditional scenes of the holiday season using colorful, solid backgrounds with white pop-ups, gold foil, acetate, mylar, and a one-of-a-kind pop-up snow globe.

Offers a novelty book for young readers of all ages as each letter of the alphabet is accompanied by a colorful pop-up Disney character, including an A for Ariel, S for Snow White, T for Tinker Bell, and others!

This pop-up version of the Lewis Carroll classic features illustrations by well-known pop-up book artist Robert Sabuda, here working in the style of ALICE'S original illustrator, John Tenniel. Named one of the Best Children's Books 2003 by Publishers Weekly and selected by the New York Times Book Review as a 2003 Notable Book and as one of the Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2003.

This pop-up version of the Lewis Carroll classic features illustrations by well-known pop-up book artist Robert Sabuda, here working in the style of ALICE'S original illustrator, John Tenniel. Named one of the Best Children's Books 2003 by Publishers Weekly and selected by the New York Times Book Review as a 2003 Notable Book and as one of the Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2003.

Seven spreads with pop-ups, based on the treasured American anthem, represent America at its best, most beautiful, and elaborately engineered--from the Golden Gate Bridge and Mount Rushmore, to Mesa Verde and New York City.

A young girl living in a village in the cold, dark Arctic north makes a robe for the feared Blizzard, and as a reward he creates the Northern Lights.

An exciting interactive book with pull tabs, opening door panels, and other fun features that welcomes young readers into Strega Nona's magical world filled with wisdom, guidance, and important lessons on having values.

Inspiring pop-ups from the best-selling pop-up book, The Christmas Alphabet, beautifully spell the word "Christmas," in a mini, must-have holiday title.

This Christmas-themed alphabet book features colorful lift-the-flap, 3-D pop-up illustrations.

Far more than a pop-up alphabet, this unusual book combines the magic of Christmas with what can only be called paper sculptures. Letter by letter, each image unfurls, often with an appropriate motion to add to the delight, to reveal one of 26 seasonal surprises. Full color. 26 pop-ups.

C. S. Lewis's classic Narnia books spring to life in the hands of award-winning paper engineer Robert Sabuda. Each of the seven books in the series has its own pop-up spread rendered in spectacular detail with stunning special effects. Experience a different adventure from Narnia on every spread in this beautiful addition to the Narnia library--sure to enchant fans of both C. S. Lewis and Robert Sabuda.

Robert Sabuda has created a sweet tooth's delight--a pastry shop filled with mouth-watering cookies. But these cookies don't just look good, they pop off each page in an explosion of full color! Here is a baker's bounty of pop-ups in a lavish book with ten pop-up spreads.

Readers tour a pastry shop in this pop-up book, which features such special effects as acetate stained glass and silver sparkles. Color illustrations accompany the text.

Full of fascinating facts and lighthearted good humor, a magnificent display of paper engineering and creativity includes fascinating, up-to-the-minute information about popular dinosaurs as well as many lesser-known varieties as each of the six spreads feature one spectacular, large pop-up as well as booklets of smaller pop-ups and text.

A collection of imagery-filled poetry celebrates many facets of the natural world, from a chilly autumn fog and a winter snowflake to a spring rainstorm and mushrooms growing on the forest floor.

Robert Sabuda fans will not be disappointed with the pop-up king's latest breathtaking work: a compendium of colorful, energetic dinosaurs. He and coauthor Matthew Reinhart explore the thrilling history of these ancient beasts--who lived for almost 180 million years--from their first appearance to their perplexing extinction. Absorbing information on more than 50 different dinosaurs is provided. Each page explodes open with one enormous dinosaur in the center, be it the blue-spiked, purple, and orange ankylosaurus; a couple of sparring frilled green triceratops; or the incredible yellow-and-blue-crested feathered archaeopteryx about to take flight. These large pop-ups are surrounded by small, sturdy flaps that, when carefully unfolded, reveal a smaller world of dinosaurs, from the tiny-brained stegosaurus to the plant-eating hadrosaurs of the Cretaceous Period. A gorgeous, exciting collection including 35-plus meticulously created pop-ups. Named one of Publishers Weekly's Best Children's Books of 2005. A 2005 New York Times Notable Book and Best Illustrated Children's Book.

With their usual fabulous skill, pop-up wizards Robert Sabuda and Michael Reinhart open their Encyclopedia Mythologica series with a stunning array of creatures from storybooks. A fierce unicorn gallops off the page, fairy queen Titania flitters over a page, and a griffin catapulting from a corner pop-up are just a small handful of the fairies and magical beings that leap from the pages. Filled with stories and colorful pop-ups, this is another fabulous addition to the already impressive Sabuda/Reinhard library.

Introduces a few of the endangered animals of Africa, including the cheetah, the mountain zebra, and the sacred ibis, and discusses ways to protect wildlife.

Introduces a few of the endangered animals of Asia, including the tiger, the Japanese crane, and the komodo dragon, and discusses ways to protect wildlife.

Introduces a few of the endangered animals of North America, including the Louisiana black bear, the spotted owl, and the wood bison, and discusses ways to protect wildlife.

Introduces a few of the endangered animals of South America, including the giant armadillo, the green sea turtle, and the Andean condor, and discusses ways to protect wildlife.

Whitman's famous poem, accompanied by linoleum-cut illustrations, depicts people at work all over an earlier America.

Two very different birds--the curious and capricious Ibis and the wise Egret--teach each other to appreciate the joys of friendship and the wonders of the natural world through all the changes that the seasons bring. Children's BOMC Alt.

A little white mouse's journey through a dark castle one stormy night is depicted on boldly colored, three-dimensional pop-ups featuring bats, trophies, coats of arms, a creaky staircase, and an extraordinary knight in shining armor.

Kwanzaa is becoming a more widely recognized holiday, and this elaborate pop-up perfectly captures the spirit and nature of this celebration of African-American history and culture. Each spread focuses on one of the principles of Kwanzaa, and special African vocabulary is interspersed throughout, helping young children learn the holiday's symbols and traditions. Full color. 7 spreads.

A picture book featuring compelling excerpts from Columbus's actual travel log reveals the day-to-day wonder and disappointments of the voyage that changed the history of the world.

In his latest paper art creation, Sabuda perfectly pairs intricate pop-up structures with irreverently interpreted Mother Goose rhymes. Center pops, gatefold pops, and more bring this book to life in a glorious explosion of color. Full color. 6 spreads.

A curious mouse finds scary snakes, glittering treasure, dark hallways, and a huge, golden mask when he explores a mummy's tomb, all displayed in bold, colorful graphic art on amazing 3-D pop-ups.

Echoing his previous holiday pop-up sensation, The 12 Days of Christmas, Robert Sabuda adds his style of white pop-ups on richly hued backgrounds to create a visually stunning holiday treat sure to become a best-seller.

When a terrible dragon awakens and begins to wreak havoc on all the villages in his path, only humble scroll painter Mi Lei is wise and clever enough to confront the scaly beast. Visually told in a series of gatefold illustrations, all the storytelling majesty of the Chinese narrative scroll-maker's art of revealed. Full color.

Offers a charming retelling of this classic tale about a boy who wouldn't grow up and his many grand adventures in a faraway land, enhanced with pop-up illustrations by a pop-up master.

A physician and a Christian priest in a time when Christians were persecuted, Valentine miraculously restores a blind girl's sight in "this retelling of a story about a saint martyred in A.D. 270. . . . Using thousands of tiny rectangular pieces resembling tiles, Sabuda replicates the effect of Roman mosaics. . . . An unusual and attractive rendition".--"Kirkus Reviews". Full color.

The creators of Encyclopedia Prehistorica: Dinosaurs present information about prehistoric sharks and other sea creatures, including the pterygotus, megalodon, and hybodus, in a book with more than thirty-five pop-ups.

A collection of 40 poems, most of which celebrate the natural world. Illustrated with b&w line drawings.

Tutankhamen, the youngest child of great pharoah Amenhotep III, became the ruler--at age ten--following the deaths of his father and older brother. Through clear and simple text accompanied by exquisite artwork, Sabuda introduces today's child to this extraordinary child from ancient time. Illustrated in five colors with cut paper and ink on papyrus.

Meet Providence Traveler. Providence likes to make things. Not just ordinary things like macaroni pictures, but things that have never been made before. So it is not surprising that her hero is Leonardo da Vinci, the great sixteenth-century artist and inventor. One day at the library, when Providence is taking out her favorite book, Leonardo da Vinci: Boy Was He Busy, she finds a scrap of paper covered with interesting designs for what looks like a mechanical mouse with a key coming out of its back. Diligently she follows the instructions on the paper and builds the intricate mouse. Just as she is putting on the finishing touches, in barge her brother and the meddlesome McMuzzin twins, who turn the key in the mouse's back. Suddenly there is a sound like thunder and a flash of light...and the four find themselves transported to Florence, Italy, during the time when Leonardo was alive. Will Providence get to meet her hero?

An illustrated adaptation of Thoreau's famous work, where a man retreats into the woods and discovers the joys of solitude and nature.

Detailed pop-up artwork, rich illustration, foil, glitter, and more enhance this beautiful tale about a magical journey through a winter setting from the author of "America the Beautiful" and "The 12 Days of Christmas."

With a glitter-encrusted white background serving as snow blanketing the forest, and a staggering array of animals popping out of the pages, Robert Sabuda has created yet another incredible pop-up marvel. All the animals are made of crisp white paper, surrounded by a wintry woodland medley of blues, greens, browns, and even silver and lilac. The book opens with an owl swooping down to investigate some mice. Soon a family of foxes leaves their den as a rabbit jumps from the bushes, and a bear fishes for breakfast in a shining silver river. Robert Sabuda is also the creator of many other pop-ups, including ENCYCLOPEDIA PREHISTORICA and ALICE IN WONDERLAND.

After witnessing an old man procure modest necessities from a magic wishing well, a young boy asks the well for fabulous riches and receives instead a lesson about a wise old man and a foolish young boy.

This is the first in the 14-book Wizard of Oz series. When a tornado hits her small Kansas town, Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are transported to the magical Land of Oz. Seeking a way back home, Dorothy sets out in search of the Wizard of Oz, who she hopes will be able to help her. As she travels, Dorothy meets a Scarecrow, a Tin Woodman, a Cowardly Lion, and the Wicked Witch of the West.

Text and detailed pop-up illustrations offer information about the characteristics, life cycle, and behavior of butterflies.