We've got a middle grade line up this year that's sure to appeal to reluctant readers and satisfy your voracious readers too! Come meet the authors of these amazing books at our 3rd annual Bigfoot Kids' Book Festival on Sat, Oct 11th from 10am to 4pm at the Redmond Senior & Community Center!

We're thrilled to welcome @shanatargosz.bsky.social to Bigfoot! Shana is the New York Times bestselling author of The Underwild: River of Spirits (Aladdin/Simon & Schuster). Meet Shana at the Bigfoot Kids' Book Festival on Sat, Oct 11th from 10am-4pm at the Redmond & Senior Community Center!

Encourage your new reader by bringing them to the Bigfoot Kids' Book Festival! We've got early readers, chapter books, and early graphic novels galore. It's all happening Saturday, Oct 11th from 10am - 4pm at the Redmond Senior & Community Center. Free admission!

NYT Bestseller Donna Barba Higuera is back at Bigfoot with The Unlikely Aventuras of Ramon and El Cucuy, illustrated by Juliana Perdomo! Meet Donna at the Bigfoot Kids' Book Festival on Sat, Oct 11th from 10am-4pm at the Redmond & Senior Community Center!

Welcome aboard to James Burks, author and illustrator of graphic novels like Gabby and Gator (Yen Press), Agent 9 (Penguin/Razorbill), and the seven-book Bird & Squirrel series (Scholastic/Graphix). Come meet him at Bigfoot on Sat, Oct 11th from 10am-4pm at the Redmond & Senior Community Center!

We're so excited to have this dynamic duo at Bigfoot! Come meet both Dori Hillestad Butler and Sunshine Bacon at Bigfoot Kid’s Book Festival and check out their newest co-authored book, Rabbit Rabbit! The Festival is Sat, Oct 11th from 10am-4pm at the Redmond & Senior Community Center!

Meet @jenniferkmann.bsky.social, the picture book author and illustrator of The Riding Lesson, a spirited story for kids who like horses or are trying something new. You can meet Jennifer at the Bigfoot Kids' Book Festival on Sat, Oct 11th from 10am-4pm at the Redmond & Senior Community Center!

Amy Hevron is back for Bigfoot! @amyhevron.bsky.social is the author-illo of the Tiny Habitats series and illustrator of several other books such as Tree Hole Homes by Melissa Stewart. Meet Amy at the Bigfoot Kids' Book Festival on Sat, Oct 11th from 10am-4pm at Redmond & Senior Community Center!

Congrats to Ellie Peterson aka @elliepeterson.bsky.social & Izzy Robe on winning the SCBWI #scbwiDrawThis July/August art challenge! Find out more about Sept prompt at @scbwi.bsky.social www.scbwi.org/awards-and-g... #KidLitArt #KidLit

Angela Hsieh will be in the house for Bigfoot this year! @hisiheyah.bsky.social is a Taiwanese American author-illustrator who wrote and llustrated LU AND REN'S GUIDE TO GEOZOOLOGY, her first graphic novel. Meet her in person at the festival, 10am-4pm at the Redmond & Senior Community Center!

@kirbylarson.bsky.social is coming back to Bigfoot! Come check out, the second entry in the Shermy and Shake series, Shermy and Shake: The Not-So-New Kid. You can join us at the Bigfoot Kids' Book Festival on Sat, Oct 11th from 10am-4pm at the Redmond & Senior Community Center!

We're all atingle because children's book "authorstrator" Ben Clanton of Narwhal and Jelly fame, is coming back to Bigfoot! You can join us at the Bigfoot Kids' Book Festival on Sat, Oct 11th from 10am-4pm at the Redmond & Senior Community Center!

We're bringing back @jethomasauthor.bsky.social, author of middle grade novels Control Freaks (a People Summer Must-Read, a Kirkus Sizzling Summer Read) and The AI Incident. You can join us at the Bigfoot Kids' Book Festival on Sat, Oct 11th from 10am-4pm at the Redmond & Senior Community Center!

Welcome back to Leanne Hatch, the author and illustrator of Unraveled, Rosie and the Pre-Loved Dress, The Brand-New, Never-Used Perfect Crayons and the forthcoming Finn! You can meet Leanne at the Bigfoot Festival on Sat, Oct 11th from 10am-4pm in Redmond!

We can't wait to welcome @mikelawred.bsky.social to Bigfoot! Mike is an author-illustrator of fiction and nonfiction graphic novels, including the Star Scouts series for First Second. Join us at the Bigfoot Kids' Book Festival on Sat, Oct 11th from 10am-4pm at the Redmond & Senior Community Center!

Hey, it's Rachel Michelle Wilson! Rachel is the author and illustrator of TO CATCH A GHOST and HOW TO PEE YOUR PANTS: THE RIGHT WAY! You can join us at the Bigfoot Kids' Book Festival on Sat, Oct 11th from 10am-4pm at the Redmond & Senior Community Center!

We're thrilled to welcome Elayne Crain to the Bigfoot Festival! @elaynecrain is a proud writer of childish (and often laughable) things. Check out her debut, "There's Something Odd About the Babysitter," at the Festival on Sat, Oct 11th from 10am-4pm at the Redmond & Senior Community Center!

We're so happy to be bringing back Corey R. Tabor, author and illustrator of several books for children, including the Caldecott Honor-winning Mel Fell and the new Wally Mammoth: The Sled Race. You can join us at the Bigfoot Kids' Book Festival on Sat, Oct 11th from 10am-4pm in Redmond!

Meet Bethanie Murguia, the author and illustrator of the Wagnificent graphic novel series and numerous picture books and the Bigfoot Kids' Book Festival on Sat, Oct 11th from 10am-4pm at the Redmond & Senior Community Center!

Welcome to Bigfoot Brandon Hoàng! brandonhoang.bsky.social is the author of the critically acclaimed young adult novel Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend, the middle-grade novel The Crossbow of Destiny, and the upcoming Minecraft novel One Last Quest. Meet Brandon at the Festival on Sat, Oct 11.

Welcome Julia Kuo to the Bigfoot Kids' Book Festival! Julia is the author and illustrator of Home Is a Wish, Let’s Do Everything and Nothing and Luminous: Living Things that Light Up the Night. You can join us at the Bigfoot Kids' Book Festival on Sat, Oct 11th from 10am-4pm in Redmond.

We're elated to welcome @lisamantchev.bsky.social to the Bigfoot Kids' Book Festival! Lisa will be sharing her latest book The Trouble with Giraffes with us. You can join us at the Bigfoot Kids' Book Festival on Sat, Oct 11th from 10am-4pm at the Redmond & Senior Community Center!

We're happy to welcome NYT best selling illustrator Suzanne Kaufman back to Bigfoot! Suzanne will be sharing her latest picture book, Blue. You can join us at the Bigfoot Kids' Book Festival on Sat, Oct 11th from 10am-4pm at the Redmond & Senior Community Center!

Let us introduce you to @carolinelperry, a British children’s author and poet, residing in LA. She'll be sharing Messi’s Magic (Scholastic, Sept ’25) and I AM NOT HAPPY! (Simon & Schuster, Oct ’25)! You can join us at the Bigfoot Kids' Book Festival on Sat, Oct 11th from 10am-4pm in Redmond, WA.

Say hi to @kristinvarner.bsky.social at the Bigfoot Kids' Book Festival! Kristin is an award winning graphic novelist of Horse Trouble (2021) and Dog Trouble (2024). Both are recipients of the ALA Best Graphic Novels for Children Reading List. See you Sat, Oct 11th from 10am-4pm in Redmond, WA!

Bigfoot friends, meet @amyeversonart.bsky.social ! Amy is a PNW writer/illustrator who will be sharing After the Shelter, written by Brenda Reeves Sturgis, and which she illustrated. You can join us at the Bigfoot Kids' Book Festival on Sat, Oct 11th from 10am-4pm in Redmond!

We're so happy to have Toni Yuly and her book Go, Sloth, Go! at Bigfoot this year! Toni spent many years as a KCLS librarian and paints, designs, and writes full-time. You can meet Toni at the Bigfoot Kids' Book Festival on Sat, Oct 11th from 10am-4pm at the Redmond & Senior Community Center!

We're pleased to welcome award-winning disabled author, youth activist, and former educator @giagordonwrites.bsky.social. Gia will be sharing her latest novel, My So-Called Family. Meet her in person at the festival on Sat, Oct 11th from 10am-4pm at the Redmond & Senior Community Center!

We're happy to welcome @nikkishannonsmith.bsky.social back to Bigfoot! Nikki's the author of 24 published and forthcoming children’s books including LETTERS TO MISTY: HOW TO MOVE THROUGH LIFE WITH CONFIDENCE AND GRACE and middle grade novel, STRANDED. Learn more at nikkishannonsmith.com/home-page

We are pleased as punch to welcome back author and illustrator extraordinaire, @mikeboldt.bsky.social who will be sharing Don't Lose Mr. Cuddles. Meet Mike at the Bigfoot Kids' Book Festival on Sat, Oct 11th from 10am-4pm at the Redmond & Senior Community Center!

Meet Vicky Fang! @fangmousbooks.bsky.social is the author of the Ava Lin series and The Boo Crew series among many others! Learn more about her at vickyfang.com and come see her in person Sat 10/11, from 10am - 4pm at the Bigfoot Kids' Book Festival in Redmond, WA!

It's time to start sharing our 2025 Bigfoot festival line up and we are so pleased to begin with Colleen Frakes! Her newest book Knots, is available from Harper Alley. You can learn more about Colleen at www.tragicrelief.com. Join us and meet Colleen on Sat 10/11 from 10am-4pm!

Just a reminder that 2025 Bigfoot author/illustrator applications are open for two more weeks! Applications will close Midnight, Monday, April 14th. Please share! docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS...

It's the moment you've been waiting for, the OFFICIAL Save the Date for the 2025 Bigfoot Kids' Book Festival! Saturday, October 11th in Redmond, WA with a pre-festival event occurring the evening of 10/10. Authors & illustrators, applications are open! www.bigfootkidsbookfestival.com