It is the UK's largest dedicated festival celebrating children's books and reading, with more than 90 ticketed events taking place in the city centre. Authors, illustrators, storytellers and poets were all in attendance.
Why? Each year, the festival aims to entertain and inspire children and gives them the chance to meet their favourite authors and illustrators. It also hosts a range of hands-on activities.
What activities took place? Activities included interactive arts and crafts displays for children aged three and over, fabric illustration, story-telling sessions, meet the author workshops, dancing, collage-making activities, and puppet shows. A question-and-answer session with children's laureate Anthony Browne showed children how simple shapes could be transformed into little works of art and was a big hit.
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