Sendak

American  

[sen-dak] / ˈsɛn dæk /

noun

1. Maurice (Bernard), 1928–2012, U.S. author and illustrator of children's books.

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Sendak British  

/ ˈsɛndæk /

noun

1. Maurice ( Bernard ). 1928–2012, US artist, writer, and set designer, best known as an illustrator of children's books, including Where the Wild Things Are (1963), which he also wrote, In the Night Kitchen (1971), and Nutcracker (1984)

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Example Sentences

Sendak, one of the world’s most famous children’s authors, died in 2012 at age 83.

From Washington Times • Oct. 24, 2023

The quintet went on to perform its very normally named songs “I’ll Be Your Monster,” which they dedicated to “Where the Wild Things Are” author Maurice Sendak, and “Ratcatcher.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2023

Other posthumous Sendak releases, also published by HarperCollins, include “My Brother’s Book” and “Presto and Zesto in Limboland.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2023

Compared with her most obvious predecessor, Maurice Sendak, who led an intensely private life, Blume has always been an open book, despite the flurry of controversy around her.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2023

Her teeth were jagged and gappy, like those of a Sendak creature.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides