Jack Sendak (July 20, 1923 – February 3, 1995) was an American

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. He was the brother of

Maurice Sendak Maurice Bernard Sendak (; June 10, 1928 – May 8, 2012) was an American author and illustrator of children's books. Born to Polish-Jewish parents, his childhood was impacted by the death of many of his family members during the Holocaust. Send ...

and the son of Philip Sendak. Sendak served in the U.S. Army during the

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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. Two other books were illustrated by Mitchell Miller Jr. (b.1947), son of popular conductor

Mitch Miller Mitchell William Miller (July 4, 1911 – July 31, 2010) was an American choral conductor, record producer, record-industry executive, and professional oboist. He was involved in almost all aspects of the industry, particularly as a conductor ...

, whom Maurice Sendak described as "one of the most gifted of the new generation of illustrators." 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

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. He was survived by his wife.

Selected bibliography

* '' The Happy Rain'' (1956) (illustrated by

) * '' Circus Girl'' (1957) (illustrated by

) * '' The Second Witch'' (1965) (illustrations by Uri Shulevitz) * '' The King of the Hermits and Other Stories'' (1966) (illustrated by

Margot Zemach Margot Zemach (November 30, 1931 – May 21, 1989) was an American illustrator of more than forty children's books, some of which she also wrote. Many were adaptations of folk tales from around the world, especially Yiddish and other Eastern Euro ...

) * '' Martze'' (1968) (illustrated by Mitchell Miller) * '' The Magic Tears'' (1971) (illustrated by Mitchell Miller)

References

External links

Jack Sendak page at HarperCollins
American children's writers 1923 births 1995 deaths Maurice Sendak United States Army soldiers United States Army personnel of World War II {{US-child-writer-stub