Jack Sendak (July 20, 1923[1] – February 3, 1995) was an American children's literature author.
[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.
Jack Sendak died on February 3, 1995, at the age of 71, in New Jersey.