Story time Young bookworms will be delighted to wiggle around Denver’s first Children’s Festival of Stories. More than 30 children’s book authors, illustrators and performers will be on hand on March 17 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the McNichols Building (144 W. Colfax Ave.) in Denver. The free event features creators of all kinds of stories, including board, picture and chapter books, and middle grade novels.