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Philip Sendak (September 15, 1894 – June 14, 1970) was a writer of children's literature. He is the father of the writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak and the children's writer Jack Sendak. He emigrated from Poland to United States in 1913. Sendak died at the age of 75. Selected bibliography
9 de abr. de 2006 · Philip Sendak was more voluble—in old age, he dictated a book of tales from his childhood that Sendak illustrated, called “In Grandpa’s House”—but his storytelling often cloaked an ...
In the Night Kitchen is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak, first published in hardcover in 1970 by Harper and Row. The book depicts a young boy's dream journey through a surreal baker's kitchen where he assists in the creation of a cake to be ready by the morning.
Maurice Sendak nació el 10 de junio del año 1928 en Brooklyn, Nueva York (Estados Unidos). Sus padres eran inmigrantes polacos judíos llamados Sadie Schindler y Philip Sendak. Fue un niño enfermizo, lo que provocó largas estancias en su hogar leyendo todo tipo de libros, en especial los de aventuras, y escuchando cuentos narrados por su ...
In Grandpa’s House by Philip Sendak (Harper & Row, 1985) The Cunning Little Vixen by Rudolf Tesnohlidek, translated by Tatiana Firkusny, Maritza Morgan, and Robert T. Jones (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1985) Dear Mili by Wilhelm Grimm, translated by Ralph Manheim (Michael di Capua Books / Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 1988)
Maurice Sendak drew inspiration and influences from a vast number of painters, musicians, and authors. Going back to his childhood, one of his earliest memorable influences was actually his father, Philip Sendak. According to Maurice, his father would relate tales from the Torah; however, he would embellish them with racy details.
Biography. Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) was born on June 10, 1928, in Brooklyn, New York, to Jewish immigrant parents from Poland. A largely self-taught artist, Sendak illustrated over one hundred books during his sixty-year career.
