Jennifer Armstrong

A. Jesse Jiryu Davis

About The Author

Jennifer Armstrong is the author of numerous award-winning picture books and novels. Her works include Hugh Can Do, Chin Yu Min and the Ginger Cat, The Dreams of Mairhe Mehan (a BCCB Blue Ribbon Book), and Black-Eyed Susan. Her first novel, Steal Away, was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, an ALA Notable book, and a Golden Kite Honor book. Other titles include Pockets, Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World, Magnus at the Fire, Photo by Brady, and Once Upon a Banana. She lives in New York state.

Books by Jennifer Armstrong

The True Story Behind Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
By Jennifer Armstrong
Illustrated by Albert Lorenz
Get the behind-the-scenes scoop on President Lincoln’s most famous speech, still resonant 150 years later.
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Once Upon a Banana
By Jennifer Armstrong
Illustrated by David Small
Everyday street signs act as deadpan captions for the slapstick happenings in this ingenious picture book that is hilariously told in street signs. Go!
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