Camp Not Allowed - Paperback

Williams, K. J.: - Growing up, KJ Williams and her sister spent family vacations dancing as non-native girls in Native American Powwows across the country. It never occurred to them that they might not be accepted, until the neighbor boys wouldn't let them play in their real Indian Teepee, one summer. The girls refused to accept the ultimatum "you're not allowed" and the seed for this story was planted.Ms. Williams realized her love of story during her thirty-seven years of connecting kids to books, as a high school English teacher and a school media specialist. When she retired, she was told "you can't write a book". But with her debut novel, Camp Not Allowed, KJ Williams' has proven she is an overcomer. This story is dedicated to stubborn girls everywhere, Native American or not.Now Williams not only gets to explore stories with her six grandkids, she is realizing her dream of being an author and writing books.Shaw, Dorothy: - Dorothy Shaw grew up in Austin, Texas. She is an award-winning art director and graphic designer. Shaw is delighted to now be focusing on children's books illustration. Jerome the Stone was Shaw's debut as an author. Shaw has illustrated four books for Doodle and Peck Publishing.She has traveled throughout the world, absorbing the smells, sounds, food, music, art and culture, and firmly believes that everything we do becomes part of our work and who we are. She explores: how do we interpret, enliven and share our experiences? For example, when you play a musical instrument, can you feel the music crash before you like ocean waves? When you hear a lawnmower, do you smell the grass? If you watch an eagle soar with outstretched wings, are you, too, weightless for a moment?