Jack Sendak

Jack Sendak (July 20, 1923[1] – February 3, 1995) was an American children's literature author. He was the brother of Maurice Sendak and the son of Philip Sendak.[2]

Sendak served in the U.S. Army during the Second World War and later worked for Emerson Radio and Television. He credited his father with inspiring his storytelling talent through his regular bedtime folk tales. Two of his books, Circus Girl (1957) and The Happy Rain (1956), were illustrated by his brother, Maurice.[2] Two other books were illustrated by Mitchell Miller Jr. (b.1947), son of popular conductor Mitch Miller, whom Maurice Sendak described as "one of the most gifted of the new generation of illustrators."[3][4][5][6] Jack's 1971 book, The Magic Tears, illustrated by Miller, won the Children's Book Showcase award.

Jack Sendak died on February 3, 1995, at the age of 71, in New Jersey. He was survived by his wife.[2]

  1. ^ FamilySearch. "Jack Sendak, "United States Social Security Death Index"". FamilySearch. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Saxon, Wolfgang (February 1995). "Jack Sendak, 71, a Writer Of Surrealist Books for Children". New York Times. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  3. ^ Stone, Desmond (1996-04-25). Alec Wilder in Spite of Himself: A Life of the Composer. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-535728-8.
  4. ^ Wersba, Barbara (1968-07-21). "MARTZE. By Jack Sendak. Illustrated by Mitchell Miller. 70 pp. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. $3.50". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  5. ^ Babbitt, Natalie (1972-03-05). "Poor Treehorn, poor Yanos; The Magic Tears; By Jack Sendak. Illustrated by Mitchell Miller. 58 pages. New York: Harper & Row. $3.95. (Ages 7 to 11)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  6. ^ Montreville, Doris De; Crawford, Elizabeth D. (1978). Fourth Book of Junior Authors & Illustrators. H. W. Wilson Company. ISBN 978-0-8242-0568-3.