(1928–2012), American children's author and illustrator; full name Maurice Bernard Sendak. His books, which feature characters that are both frightening and comic, include Where the Wild Things Are (1963).
Definition of Sendak, Maurice in US English:
Sendak, Maurice
proper nounˈsenˌdak
(1928–2012), US writer and illustrator of children's books; full name Maurice Bernard Sendak. He is best known for his award-winning Where the Wild Things Are (1963). He also wrote and illustrated In the Night Kitchen (1970) and Outside Over There (1981).