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Robert Roper is a commercial artist who has created illustrations, animations, and designs for Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Scholastic, Inc., Random House, National Geographic, the Philadelphia Zoo, and Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. He’s illustrated 30 Dora the Explorer books, as well as books for Thomas the Tank Engine, Samurai Jack, and the Rugrats. He lives in Pennsylvania with his family.