Jamie Gilson

About

American children's book author most well known for her novels Do Bananas Chew Gum?, Hello, My Name is Scrambled Eggs, and Thirteen Ways to Sink a Sub.

Before Fame

She attended the University of Missouri and later Northwestern University's School of Communication.

Trivia

She won the Carl Sandburg Award for Do Bananas Chew Gum? 

Family Life

She married attorney Jerome Gilson and they had three children together.

Associated With

Joyce Carol Oates was another recipient of the Carl Sandburg Award.