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Matthew Reinhart
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Reinhart at the 2016 Texas Book Festival
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Matthew Christian Reinhart
September 21, 1971 |
| Occupation | Pop-up book and picture book writer/illustrator |
Matthew Christian Reinhart (born September 21, 1971) is an American writer and illustrator. He is famous for creating amazing children's pop-up books and picture books. Some of his newest books include Frozen: a Pop-up Adventure and Lego Pop-up: A Journey through the Lego Universe.
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Matthew Reinhart's Early Life
Matthew Reinhart was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. His parents are Gary and Judith Reinhart. Because his father was in the United States Navy, Matthew's family moved a lot. They lived in many states like Florida, Texas, and California.
After finishing high school, Matthew first studied biology. He thought he would go to medical school. He believed a career in art was not possible. He went to Clemson University and took science classes. But he also took art classes to build his creative skills.
Matthew Reinhart's Career in Pop-Up Books
After college, Reinhart moved to New York City. He planned to start medical school a year later. In New York, he met Robert Sabuda, another children's book author. They volunteered together at a community center. Sabuda's book, Christmas Alphabet, was very popular. Sabuda encouraged Matthew to follow his dream of working in art.
The next year, Matthew studied industrial design at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. He focused on toy design. He enjoyed his time at Pratt. His dream of designing toys soon changed. He became a "paper engineer" instead. A paper engineer designs how paper moves and folds to create pop-up effects.
Reinhart worked with Robert Sabuda on many projects. They created the New York Times best-selling pop-up series Encyclopedia Prehistorica. This series has three volumes. Their latest pop-up series is Encyclopedia Mythologica. It started with Fairies and Magical Creatures in 2008.
Matthew also worked with Sabuda on books like The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. He helped with A B C Disney and Movable Mother Goose. Reinhart created his first solo pop-up book called The Pop Up Book Of Phobias.
Matthew Reinhart has made many award-winning pop-up books. These include Cinderella, Star Wars: The Pop-Up Guide to the Galaxy, and Mommy?. The book Mommy? was originally by Maurice Sendak and Arthur Yorinks.
He has also worked with other authors. He collaborated with Tomie dePaola on Brava Strega Nona!. Some of Reinhart's recent solo pop-up books are Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-up Universe and Disney Princess: A Magical Pop-Up World. He also made Lego Pop-up: A Journey Through the Lego Universe and Frozen: A Pop-up Adventure.
Matthew Reinhart's Works
Here is a list of some of the amazing pop-up books Matthew Reinhart has created:
- The Pop-up Book of Phobias (1999)
- Young Naturalist's Pop-Up Handbook: Beetles (2001)
- Young Naturalist's Pop-Up Handbook: Butterflies (2001)
- The Pop-up Book of Nightmares (2001)
- Animal Popposites: A Pop-up Book of Opposites (2002)
- Young Naturalist's Handbook: Insect-lo-pedia (2003)
- The Ark (2005)
- Encyclopedia Prehistorica: Dinosaurs (2005)
- Cinderella: A Pop-up Fairy Tale (2005)
- Encyclopedia Prehistorica: Sharks and Other Sea Monsters (2006)
- Castle: Medieval Days and Knights (2006)
- The Jungle Book: A Pop-up Adventure (2006)
- Encyclopedia Prehistorica: Mega-Beasts (2007)
- Star Wars: A Pop-up Guide to the Galaxy (2007)
- Encyclopedia Mythologica: Fairies and Magical Creatures (2008)
- Brava Strega Nona! A Heartwarming Pop-up Book (2008)
- A Pop-up Book of Nursery Rhymes (2009)
- Encyclopedia Mythologica: Gods and Heroes (2010)
- DC Super Heroes: The Ultimate Pop-up Book (2010)
- Encyclopedia Mythologica: Monsters and Dragons (2011)
- Puppies, Kittens, and other Pop-up Pets (2011)
- Star Wars: A Galactic Pop-up Adventure (2012)
- Rescue: Pop-up Emergency Vehicles (2012)
- Rumble! Roar! Dinosaurs! A Prehistoric Pop-up (2012)
- A Princess Like Me: A Royal Pop-up (2012)
- Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-up Universe (2013)
- Game of Thrones: A Pop-up Guide to Westeros (2014)
- Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron: A Pop-Up Book (2015)
- My Little Pony: The Castles of Equestria: An Enchanted My Little Pony Pop-Up Book (2015)
- Disney Princess: A Magical Pop-Up World (2015)
- Ever After High: An Enchanted Pop-Up Scrapbook (2016)
- Lego Pop-up: A Journey Through the Lego Universe (2016)
- Frozen: A Pop-up Adventure (2016)
Matthew Reinhart's Personal Life
Matthew Reinhart lives and works in New York City. He got married in 2014. He also has a sister named Erin.
