Cathy Camper (born in 1956, in Madison, Wisconsin)[1] is an Arab-American artist, librarian and author of books for children and teens.
Her portrait of James Brown was featured in Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People by Amy Sedaris.
[1] Two of Camper's books are Junior Library Guild selections: Lowriders in Space (2015)[5] and Ten Ways to Hear Snow (2021).
[6] Kirkus Reviews and The Washington Post named Lowriders in Space one of the best middle grade books of 2014,[7][8] and The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books named it one of the best graphic novels of 2015.
[9] The Lowriders in Space series is illustrated by Raúl the Third and published by Chronicle Books.