Wee Write!, a week-long celebration of books and reading, is back after its successful debut last year.

Created by the organisers of Aye Write!, Glasgow's annual book festival, it kicked off with best-selling authors, including Liz Pichon, entertaining 2000 children at the Biggest Book Show on Earth at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, in part of World Book Day.

The festival features a packed free schools programme as well as a family day celebration, with more than 100 events at the Mitchell Library expected to attract more than 15,000 people.

"Wee Write! 2015 has got off to a wonderful start," said Councillor Archie Graham, chairman of Glasgow Life.

" It has been a fantastic opportunity to enthuse children about the magic of books and reading and to build on the tremendous success of last's year's show.

"We are delighted to host Scotland's only major stand alone book festival for children and families at the Mitchell Library.

The vast range of events is proving incredibly popular and we really believe that listening to such well respected authors is an excellent way to inspire our children to pick up a book. I hope many families will join us at the Mitchell Library on March 7 for Wee Write! 2015."

A range of author events are spread across the Wee Write! 2015 programme and all - with the exception of the World Book Day celebration - will take place at the Mitchell Library.

The Family Day extravaganza on March 7 has a variety of activities and events to suit children from early years to young adults. Highlights include a Mad Hatter's Tea Party to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Alice in Wonderland and Toddler's Tales that will bring to life Sam McBratney's Guess How Much I Love You, first published 20 years ago.

There is also the Wimpy Kid show, The Dinosaur That Pooped a... show, created from the bestselling The Dinosaur That Pooped picture book series and a chance to meet Katie Morag's creator, Mari Hedderwick.

For young adults there is an opportunity for budding graphic artists to join inspiring comic workshop sessions, run by professional comic creators Garry Mac and Sha Nazir. Those more into their music might prefer Stanley Odd's Rap n'; Rhyme sessions.

Wee Write! will also celebrate the re-launch of a 10-year partnership with Count Me In 1 2 3, a community programme supported by Clydesdale Bank, which focuses on numeracy and is aimed at the under fives.

It aims to introduce basic mathematical concepts to pre-fives through a series of story and rhyme activities all based around board/picture books. Organisations who work with this age group can access Count Me In 1 2 3 learning bags at their local library in Glasgow.

This initiative builds on Glasgow Libraries' work to strengthen the Scottish Government's literacy and numeracy campaign Read,Write,Count.