# Robert Sabuda
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{{short description|American illustrator (born 1965)}}
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| name = Robert Sabuda
| image = Robert Sabuda 2015.jpg
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| caption = Robert Sabuda presenting at the Sea Island Creativity Conference in 2015
| birth_name = Robert James Sabuda
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|3|08|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [Wyandotte, Michigan](/source/Wyandotte%2C_Michigan), U.S.
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| nationality = American
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'''Robert Sabuda''' (born March 8, 1965) is a children's [pop-up book](/source/pop-up_book) artist and paper engineer. His innovative designs have made him well known in the book arts, with ''[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)'' referring to Sabuda as "indisputably the king of pop-ups" in a 2003 article.[{{cite news |last1=Hedges |first1=Chris |title=PUBLIC LIVES; In Him, Storyteller Meets Architect |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/09/nyregion/public-lives-in-him-storyteller-meets-architect.html |access-date=March 19, 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=December 9, 2003}}]
== Early life ==
Sabuda was raised in [Pinckney, Michigan](/source/Pinckney%2C_Michigan).[{{cite web |title=Artist Profile: Robert Sabuda - The NCCIL |url=http://www.nccil.org/experience/artists/sabudar/index.htm |website=National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature |access-date=March 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328114940/http://www.nccil.org/experience/artists/sabudar/index.htm |archive-date=March 28, 2016}}] His mother worked as a secretary for the Ford Motor Company and brought home [manila folder](/source/manila_folder)s that Robert would use to create art projects such as pop-up cards and books.[{{cite news |last1=Grimes |first1=William |title=Wizard Who Made Art Jump Off the Page |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/31/arts/design/pop-ups-from-prague-celebrates-vojtech-kubasta.html |access-date=March 19, 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=January 30, 2014}}] He created his first pop-up book at age eight.[{{cite web |title=Authors & Illustrators |url=https://www.candlewick.com/authill.asp?b=Author&m=bio&id=4843&pix=y |website=Candlewick Press |access-date=March 19, 2023}}] Initially working as a package designer, he illustrated his first children's book series, ''Bulky Board Books'', in 1987. He began gaining professional recognition in 1994 when he designed his first pop-up books for children, ''The Christmas Alphabet''.[{{cite web |last1=Kirch |first1=Claire |title=Four Questions for... Robert Sabuda |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/68913-four-questions-for-robert-sabuda.html |website=Publishers Weekly |access-date=March 19, 2023 |date=December 10, 2015}}]
Within the books he has designed, Sabuda has used techniques including:[{{cite web |title=Awards |url=https://movablebooksociety.org/awards/ |website=Movable Book Society |access-date=March 19, 2023}}] 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.[{{cite web |last1=Button |first1=Liz |title="Believe" : Author Robert Sabuda on the Art (and Sale) of Pop-Up Books |url=https://www.bookweb.org/news/believe-author-robert-sabuda-art-and-sale-pop-books-571358 |website=American Booksellers Association |access-date=March 19, 2023 |date=26 February 2019}}]
Book critic Ted Chapin described Sabuda as a "prolific master of the pop-up book" and "something of an artistic and engineering genius" in ''The New York Times''.[{{cite news |last1=Chapin |first1=Ted |title='America the Beautiful,' and 'Liberty's Journey': From Sea to Shining Sea |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/14/books/review/america-the-beautiful-and-libertys-journey-from-sea-to-shining.html |access-date=March 19, 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=November 14, 2004}}] A 2011 article in ''[The Wall Street Journal](/source/The_Wall_Street_Journal)'' said Sabuda is "a master at making books come to life" and referred to him as "the reigning prince of pop-up books."[{{cite news |last1=Alter |first1=Alexandra |title=Robert Sabuda: The Reigning Prince of Pop-Up Books |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204831304576597200764936760 |access-date=March 19, 2023 |work=Wall Street Journal |date=October 1, 2011}}] Sabuda's versions of ''[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz](/source/The_Wonderful_Wizard_of_Oz)'' (2000) and ''[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland](/source/Alice's_Adventures_in_Wonderland)'' (2003) have been particularly praised, with graphic designer [Steven Heller](/source/Steven_Heller_(design_writer)) saying of ''Alice'' that "the intelligent paper trickery on each spread is, well, awesome."[{{cite news |last1=Heller |first1=Steven |title=CHILDREN'S BOOKS; Ready for Her Close-Up |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/16/books/children-s-books-ready-for-her-close-up.html |access-date=March 19, 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=November 16, 2003}}]
== Personal life ==
Sabuda married Nasdaq technologist James Talvy on June 25, 2016.[{{cite web |title=Biography |url=http://www.robertsabuda.com/biography.html |website=Robert Sabuda |access-date=March 19, 2023}}] They were married at their artist's retreat, 10 Horse Art Center,[[http://www.10horse.com/ 10 Horse Art Center]] in Highland, New York. They spend their time in New York City; [New Paltz, New York](/source/New_Paltz_(village)); and [Fort Lauderdale, Florida](/source/Fort_Lauderdale%2C_Florida).