Cathy Camper

Cathy Camper (born in 1956, in Madison, Wisconsin) is an Arab-American artist, librarian and author of books for children and teens. She wrote ''Bugs Before Time'', illustrated by Steve Kirk, and the graphic novel series ''Lowriders in Space'', illustrated by Raúl the Third. She has also exhibited seed art, entering work in the Minnesota State Fair's Crop Art show starting in 1989. Her portrait of James Brown was featured in ''Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People'' by Amy Sedaris.

After receiving a degree in library sciences, Camper worked as a librarian at the Minneapolis Public Library until 2005, at which point she moved to Portland, Oregon. Provided by Wikipedia