Pop up wizard of oz book

About the Author

Lyman Frank Baum was born in Chittenango, New York, on May 15, 1856. Over the course of his life, Baum raised fancy poultry, sold fireworks, managed an opera house, opened a department store, and an edited a newspaper before finally turning to writing. In 1900, he published his best known book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Eventually he wrote fifty-five novels, including thirteen Oz books, plus four “lost” novels, eighty-three short stories, more than two hundred poems, an unknown number of scripts, and many miscellaneous writings. Baum died on May 6, 1919. He is buried in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, in Glendale, California.

Robert Sabuda is one of the most innovative and inventive children's book creators and is known worldwide for his amazing pop-up paper engineering. His books include Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Twelve Days of Christmas, The Night Before Christmas, The Winter's Tale, Peter Pan, Beauty and the Beast, to name but afew, have garnered numerous awards and have made the New York Times bestseller lists on many occasions. He lives in New York City.

What is Robert Sabuda's most famous pop up?

One of Sabuda's greatest achievements is The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: A Commemorative Pop- Up (2000), which celebrates the centennial publication of the book by L. Frank Baum.

Why does sabuda make pop up books?

Soon Sabuda realized that his true dream was to make pop-up books. Without any how-to guides available, Sabuda referred to the books he had made as a young boy. From there Sabuda quickly taught himself how to make more sophisticated pop-ups. Robert Sabuda published his first pop-up book in 1994.

Why was The Wonderful Wizard of Oz widely banned in 1928?

In 1928 all public libraries banned the book arguing that the story was ungodly for “depicting women in strong leadership roles”. This argument remained the common defense against the novels from ministers and educators through the 1950s and 60s.