Jack Sendak
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Jack Sendak was a children's literature
author
. He is the brother of Maurice Sendak
and the son of Philip Sendak
.
Children's literature
Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age twelve; it is often defined in four different ways: books written by children, books written for children, books chosen by children, or books chosen for children. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses which sometimes...
author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
. He is the brother of Maurice Sendak
Maurice Sendak
Maurice Bernard Sendak is an American writer and illustrator of children's literature. He is best known for his book Where the Wild Things Are, published in 1963.-Early life:...
and the son of Philip Sendak
Philip Sendak
Philip Sendak was a children's literature author. He is best known as the father of Caldecott Medal winner Maurice Sendak and children's author Jack Sendak.-Selected bibliography:...
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Selected bibliography
- The Second Witch (1965) (illustrations by Uri ShulevitzUri ShulevitzUri Shulevitz is an American author and illustrator. He won the Caldecott Medal in 1969 for his illustration of The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship. He created his first picture book, The Moon in My Room, in 1963. Shulevitz lives in New York City.-Biography:Uri Shulevitz was born in Warsaw,...
) - The King of the Hernits and Other Stories (1966) (illustrated by Margot ZemachMargot ZemachMargot Zemach was an American illustrator of more than forty children's books, many of them adaptations of folk tales from around the world....
) - Martze (1968) (illustrated by Mitchell MillerMitchell MillerMitchell H. Miller, Jr. is a professor of Philosophy at Vassar College. The majority of his work concerns the late dialogues of Plato, but he has also written on Hesiod, Parmenides, and Hegel.-Career:...
) ISBN 9-999-53750-2 - The Magic Tears (1971) (illustrated by Mitchell Miller)
- Circus Girl (1985) (illustrated by Maurice SendakMaurice SendakMaurice Bernard Sendak is an American writer and illustrator of children's literature. He is best known for his book Where the Wild Things Are, published in 1963.-Early life:...
) - The Happy Rain (2003) (illustrated by Maurice Sendak)