Katie Woo loves camping with Pedro and JoJo. Cooking with a campfire and sleeping under the stars is fun! But when it gets dark and the shadows come out, camping can get a little scary. When I was growing up, it was quite a task to find a book series featuring a female protagonist who was not white. Ramona Quimby, Nancy Drew, the Sweet Valley Twins, 95% of the Babysitters Club, etc. were all white. They are wonderful books and childre --Substitutes, FTW! blog Fran Manushkin is the author of many popular picture books, including ""How Mama Brought the Spring""; ""Baby, Come Out!""; ""Latkes and Applesauce: A Hanukkah Story""; and ""The Tushy Book"". There is a real Katie Woo she's Fran's great-niece but she never gets in half the trouble of the Katie Woo in the books. Fran writes on her beloved MacBook in New York City, without the help of her two naughty cats, Cookie and Goldy.