The Children's Book Festival 2008 will run from 1st-31st October, with over 1,500 events expected to take place nationwide to celebrate children's books and encourage reading amongst children and teenagers. Now in its eighteenth year, the Festival has established itself as a major focus for the children's books community in Ireland, and is by far the largest cultural event of its kind in the country. This year's Festival has been extended to cover the whole of October. Th...