This Saturday, October 10, 2026, Brick and Mortar Books gathers a plethora of amazing kids’ book authors and illustrators for the annual Bigfoot Kids’ Book Festival.
The event goes from 10:00 am- 4:00 pm at the Redmond Senior & Community Center (8703 160th Ave NE, Redmond, WA).
Featured authors and illustrators include:
Jessixa Bagley
Ben Clanton
Jerry Craft
Stuart Gibbs
Donna Barba Higuera
Kazu Kibuishi
Brandon Mull
Alex Willan
Rachel Michelle Wilson
Zoey Abbot
Jen Anyong
Nell Cross Beckerman
Tessa Blackham
Mary Boone
James Burks
Jerrold Connors
Ashley Erdely
Shea Fontana
Nazanin Ford
Dan Gemeinhart
Jessica Goecke
Sydney Hanson
Brandon Hoang
Julie Kim
Ari Koontz
Scott Kurtz
Mike Lawrence
Corinna Luyken
Vikram Madan
Curtis Manley
Alexander Mostov
Ebony Lynn Mudd
Andy Chou Musser
Jen de Oliveira
Colleen Paeff
Caroline Perry
Annette Bay Pimentel
Nina Podlesnyak
Andie Powers
Faith Pray
Brandon Reese
Kimberly Shrack
Ana Siqueira
Erik Slangerup
Aron Nels Steinke
Tracy Subisak
Stephanie Sy
Anoosha Syed
Shana Targosz
Maggie Tokuda-Hall
Adam Wallenta
Chloe Ito Ward
Natasha Zimmers
Books will be sold, authors will sign, and activities and readings will happen throughout the day. You can see the schedule at the festival website, bigfootkidsfestival.com.
