Photos: Children’s Book Festival 2015

Read Sunday, 22 Mar 2015

Image: Publishing House. (Teagan Glenane) — Adrian and Brianna Wong in the Publishing House at Queen’s Hall, putting the finishing touches on her storybook (Teagan Glenane)

From 10am to 4pm today, Children’s Book Festival 2015 took over the Wheeler Centre and State Library Victoria with dozens of events designed to celebrate all that’s great about children’s literature and storytelling.

Once again, the corner of Swanston and Little Lonsdale Streets sprung to life with performers, music, drawing, craft, book-making, signings and more.

Photographer Teagan Glenane captured the colour and joy of the day. Check out her photos below.

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Image: Getting creative on the State Library lawns. (Teagan Glenane) — Norul Nesa makes monster horns on the lawns (Teagan Glenane)

Image: Activities in the Dome Reading Room. (Teagan Glenane) — Activities in the Dome Reading Room (Teagan Glenane)

Image: Andrew Joyner's workshop with Ursula Dubosarsky at the Wheeler Centre. (Teagan Glenane) — Andrew Joyner with Gene Hoxley, during his workshop with Ursula Dubosarsky at the Wheeler Centre (Teagan Glenane)

Image: Terry Denton, Andy Griffiths and friends. (Teagan Glenane) — Terry Denton and Andy Griffiths with Joel and Abbey Molloy (Teagan Glenane)

Image: Becky Hoops on the Outdoor Stage. (Teagan Glenane) — A special four-hoop trick from Becky Hoops on the Outdoor Stage (Teagan Glenane)

Image: Ben Target on the lawns (Teagan Glenane) — Ben Target celebrates play the old-fashioned way (Teagan Glenane)

Image: Fans meet Hazel Edwards at the signing table. (Teagan Glenane) — Marianne Grasso with daughters Isabella and Daniella, meeting Hazel Edwards at the signing table (Teagan Glenane)

Image: Marc Martin in the Storytelling Pavilion. (Teagan Glenane) — Marc Martin in the Storytelling Pavilion (Teagan Glenane)

Image: Meet the Authors and Illustrators with Shaun Tan. (Teagan Glenane) — In his Meet the Authors and Illustrators session, Shaun Tan shows everyone how he creates his illustrations (Teagan Glenane)

Image: Shaun Tan's new creation. (Teagan Glenane) — A Shaun Tan original, created on the spot (Teagan Glenane)

Image: The ever-friendly Snuff Puppets. (Teagan Glenane) — The ever-friendly Snuff Puppets (Teagan Glenane)

Image: Snuff Puppets get hands on. (Teagan Glenane) — A very hands-on experience with Snuff Puppets (Teagan Glenane)

Image: Meeting Terry Denton. (Teagan Glenane) — Isabel Martin laughs with Terry Denton (Teagan Glenane)

Image: Workshops at the Wheeler Centre. (Teagan Glenane) — Ellie Baxter draws during a workshop at the Wheeler Centre, with help from her brother Angus and Father Tim (Teagan Glenane)

Image: Enjoying the beautiful day outside. (Teagan Glenane) — Enjoying the beautiful day outside (Teagan Glenane)

During the festival, Sally Rippin announced the Readings Children’s Book Prize 2015 shortlist. You can find out all about those books here.

Thanks to all of you who joined us! If you’d like to see how the day unfolded, beat by beat (and in your words), we’ve put it all together on Storify.

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