Photos from the annual event feting children’s books and those who make and promote them. (Photos by Rannie Turingan.)

The scene at HAL Burgers.

Two new YA authors, Colin Frizzell and Alyxandra Harvey-Fitzhenry.

Promotions people Maureen Colgan of Orca Books and Fred Horler of Groundwood Books flank Coteau author Penny Draper.

Shaun Bradley (left) and Don Sedgwick share a laugh with Penguin’s Barbara Berson.

Patricia Ocampo of HarperCollins chats with her company’s lead YA author, Kenneth Oppel, and Oppel’s wife, Philippa Sheppard.

Authors Dirk McLean and Celia Lottridge enjoy the baby burgers.