The 27th edition of the Taipei International Book Exhibition, which wrapped up its six-day run on February 17, hosted 735 publishing houses and had a roster of more than 1,000 events to promote reading and book-related activities. We’ve rounded up a selection of photo highlights from the fair. All photos by Teri Tan.

Parents with strollers were a familiar sight in Hall 3, which was designated the children’s pavilion. Dual-career Taiwanese couples are known to spend a large portion of their discretionary income on educational materials and edutainment products for their children.

Scenes like this—of parents reading to their children—were commonplace throughout the fair, especially in Hall 3.

An installation to promote Jimmy Liao’s latest title, Sometimes, Sometimes, at Locus Publishing’s booth. Liao is Taiwan’s most popular author-illustrator, whose books—including All of My World Is You, The Sound of Colors, The Blue Stone, and When the Moon Forgot—have been translated by more than 176 publishers around the world.

Author-illustrator Peggy Nille chatting and signing her latest book, De A à Z (published by Editions Nathan) at the France pavilion.

Children were captivated by Jon Agee’s sneaky and silly story, Life on Mars, at one of the many storytelling sessions.

A publishing assistant handselling and guiding two mothers on the best ways to use a picture book. This is one of the methods employed by many Taiwanese children’s book publishers to cultivate a loyal clientele and promote related products.

This year’s fair coincided with the start of the new school semester, and a special initiative—Spring Semester Starts at TIBE—invited student groups (and their teachers) from primary and secondary schools to join the fun of reading.

The “Roaming in Fantasy” virtual reality exhibit offered participants a thrilling experience of Taiwan’s motorcycle traffic scene.

A new generation met old technology at the German pavilion, “German Stories,” where several typewriters were installed. Children were encouraged to leave their messages or thoughts about German books or anything related to Germany. In most cases, they left simple messages in German with help from pavilion volunteers.

Kindergartners and their teacher waiting to enter the German pavilion to check out picture books on display.