KIDQUAKE
As part of our annual Litquake Festival, Kidquake consists of two days of in-person and virtual talks and meet-and-greets with a diverse array of children’s book creators, paired with activities run by the Bay’s best interactive educators. Each student leaves with a new book, and teachers receive a bag of books and other goodies for their classrooms.
Serving thousands of Bay Area K-5 public school students. 100% free.
Kidquake 2026:
October 8 & 9
Sign-up forms are distributed early each fall to San Francisco public schools, as well as via the online form below.
If you're interested in joining or learning more about the program, contact graham@litquake.org
Kidquake 2026 Lineup
October 8, for grades 3–5
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Dan Santat, author/illustrator of Sashimi and the Field Trip of Doom
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Lisa Moore Ramée, author of More Trouble Than It’s Worth
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Tiffany Golden, author of Rikki & Rai
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Lauren Davis & Katie Longua, author & illustrator of Agent Cupcake (comics workshop)
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Elisa Kleven, author/illustrator of The Paper Princess (collage workshop)
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826 Valencia (podcasting workshop)
October 9, for grades 1-2
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Mahogany L. Browne, author of Black Boy, Take Flight and Black Girl, Bloom Bright
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Maggie Tokuda-Hall, author of What Do People Do at the Science Museum?
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Bo Lu, author/illustrator of Ren’s Pencil (illustration workshop)
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Monisha Bajaj, author of A Year of Kites (kite-making workshop)
Kidquake Gallery
Tam Putnam, Kidquake Co-Director
Tam Putnam is a former editor at Elle, Gourmet, and European Travel & Life magazines. Her work has been published in the East Bay Times, and Sunset, 7x7, and Diablo magazines. She received her MFA in nonfiction writing from University of San Francisco. She also co-directs the Litquake Elder Project.
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Meredith Huber, Kidquake Co-Director
In addition to her work with Kidquake, Meredith Huber is part of the team at Children’s Book Project, which gives books to children who need them. A San Francisco native, she graduated from the University of California, Davis, with majors in English Literature and Chinese. In her spare time, she reads, sews, and makes dozens & dozens of cookies.
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