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Hi, Friend! Come see me next at…

Saturday, September 27 @ 11 a.m. PST
Storytime and Book Signing
Barnes & Noble Northgate
401 NE Northgate Way #1100, Seattle, WA 98125
Monday, October 6 @ 5 – 6 p.m. PST
Fireside Chat with Senior Editor Kat Brzozowski
Hosted by SCBWI WW; Registration Required
Sunday, Oct. 11 @ 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. PST
Bigfoot Kids’ Book Festival
Redmond Senior & Community Center
8703 160th Ave NE, Redmond, WA 98052
You can order THERE'S SOMETHING ODD ABOUT THE BABYSITTER from...
☆ Local independent bookstore Queen Anne Book Company for personalized and signed copies! (They also ship!) ☆
☆ Local independent bookstore Third Place Books for personalized and signed copies! (They ship!) ☆

Or your favorite local indie!!

Also available from:

Bookshop.org
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
Books-a-Million
Target.com

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