Read to Me Picture Book Festival Brings Tales, Authors, and Household Enjoyable to The Woodlands Nov. 1

The pleasure of studying takes middle stage on the Read to Me Picture Book Festival, introduced by Reading Is Revolutionary and Powered by Junior League of The Woodlands. Sponsored partly by Lake Creek Academy and happening on Saturday, November 1, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Deretchin Elementary School, this free group competition invitations households to have a good time books, meet authors, and luxuriate in hands-on actions that spark creativeness.

The competition will characteristic 4 nationally acknowledged kids’s e-book authors, interactive story occasions, robotics demonstrations, nature workshops, arts and crafts, and extra. Families will even have the chance to gather free assets, take part in actions hosted by native organizations, and join with group companions who champion literacy and creativity.

“This festival is about the power of story,” mentioned Teresa Kenney, founding father of Reading Is Revolutionary and proprietor of Village Books, an unbiased bookshop in The Woodlands. “When kids meet authors, hold books in their hands, and experience the magic of storytelling, it creates readers for life. We’re proud to bring this event to Montgomery County as a celebration of literacy, diversity, and community connection.”

Families may have the prospect to satisfy 4 gifted image e-book authors, every bringing contemporary voices and significant tales:

• Marcus Bridgewater (aka Garden Marcus) follows up his fashionable and provoking How to Grow together with his first image e-book, See Marcus Grow.
• Alda P. Dobbs, a Pura Belpré Honoree, is the writer of The Giving Flower, which weaves legend and nature in a good looking story excellent for sharing throughout the vacation season
• Kari Lavelle, recognized for her hilariously irreverent Butt or Face image e-book sequence, will introduce her newest title, Super Gross Butts, on the competition.
• Lindsay Leslie, one among The Woodlands’ favourite authors and creator of Dusk Explorers and So You Want to Build a Library, returns to Read to Me to current her new story, Gus Hearts the Bus.

Read to Me Picture Book Festival
Saturday, November 1, 2025 | 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
Deretchin Elementary School, 11000 Merit Oaks Drive, The Woodlands, TX

Admission: Free. Families might reserve tickets at readingisrevolutionary.org or myvillagebooks.com.

Reading Is Revolutionary is a nonprofit group devoted to selling literacy, amplifying various voices, and constructing group via books and storytelling. Through festivals, workshops, and outreach packages, the group connects readers of all ages to tales that encourage and empower.

Source: Reading Is Revolutionary