Eloise jarvis mcgraw biography for kids

American author

Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Eloise Jarvis McGraw, at a party at the Oregon Free Lance Writers Club, in 1958, in fancy dress to celebrate the publishing, that year, of her book Pharaoh[1]
Born	(1915-12-09)December 9, 1915
Died	November 30, 2000(2000-11-30) (aged 84)
Genres	Children's, Young adult, Historical
Spouse	William Corbin McGraw (d. 1999)
Children	2

Eloise Jarvis McGraw (December 9, 1915 – November 30, 2000) was an American author of children's books and young adult novels.^[2]

Early life

Eloise Jarvis McGraw was born on December 9, 1915 in Houston, Texas.

At age 8 her family moved to Oklahoma City, at which time she began writing.^[3]

Career

This section needs expansion with: more details about pre oz works. You can help by adding to it. (October 2024)

Her first published book was Sawdust in His Shoes, in 1950, followed by a steady strea