Robert Crowther (author) explained

Robert Crowther (born 1948) is an author, illustrator, and paper engineer who has written children's books with pop-ups and moveable parts. He has also worked as a teacher. He lives in Norfolk, England.^[1]

Early life

He was born in Leeds, England. He graduated from Norwich School of Art where he studied art and design in 1970 and from Royal College of Art with an M.A. in 1973. He is a member of the Federation of Children's Book Groups and British Society of Authors.

In 2013 Crowther spoke to a group of students at Easthampstead Park Community School.^[2]

Books

• The Most Amazing Hide-and-Seek Alphabet Book, Viking Kestrel, London, England (1978)
• The Most Amazing Hide-and-Seek Counting Book, Viking Kestrel, London, England (1981)
• Deep Down Under Ground
• Trains; A Pop-up Railway Book^[1]
• Robert Crowther's Pop-up Dinosaur ABCs (2014)^{[3] [4]}
• Ships
• Trains
• Flight
• Opposites
• My Pop-up Surprise ABC^[5]
• Pop Goes the Weasel; 25 Pop-Up Nursery Rhymes
• Robert Crowther's Amazing Pop-Up Big Machines
• Robert Crowther's Pop-Up Olympics
• Colors
• Let's Cook!^[6]
• Animal Rap!^[7]
• Robert Crowther's Incredible Animal Alphabet
• All the Fun of the Fair^[8]
• The Most Amazing Night Book
• Shapes
• Cars, A Pop-Up Book of Automobiles^[9]
• Robert Crowther's Amazing Pop-Up House of Inventions^[10] (2009)^[11]
• Soccer
• Pop-Up Cornwall
• Amazing Pop-Up Trucks^[12]
• House of Inventions^[13]

Notes and References

1. Book: Trains: A Pop-Up Railroad Book . 9780763681296 . Crowther . Robert . 2016 . Candlewick Press .
2. Web site: Pop-up artist pops into Easthampstead Park Community School. Jennie. Slevin. October 28, 2013. BerkshireLive.
3. Book: Robert Crowther's Pop-Up Dinosaur Alphabet . 9781406348644 . Crowther . Robert . November 2014 . Walker Books .
4. Web site: Children's picture books round-up: From None the Number to Over the. December 12, 2014. The Independent.
5. Web site: Robert Crowther. Kirkus Reviews.
6. Web site: Let's Cook! By Robert Crowther .
7. Web site: Animal Rap! By Robert Crowther .
8. Web site: All the Fun of the Fair by Robert Crowther .
9. Web site: Books by Robert Crowther and Complete Book Reviews. PublishersWeekly.com.
10. News: Book Review of 'Pop-Up House of Inventions'. Meghan Cox. Gurdon. Wall Street Journal. 14 March 2009 .
11. Book: Robert Crowther's Pop-up House of Inventions: Hundreds of Fabulous Facts About Your Home. March 22, 2009. Candlewick Press. 9780763642532 . Google Books.
12. 2 Interactive Books About Cars and Trucks. Jonathan H.. Liu. Wired . www.wired.com.
13. News: Alarmingly Bright Futures. Rich. Cohen. The New York Times . December 16, 2009. NYTimes.com.