Printers Row Lit Fest (PRLF), one of the three largest and oldest literary festivals in the United States, presents the power of ideas to inspire, educate and transform lives through books. As a way to encourage youngsters to see literary works as passports to new worlds and make them lifelong readers, Lit Fest is planning special children’s events as part of its schedule. Lit Fest will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, and Sunday, Sept. 10 in Chicago’s famous Printers Row neighborhood. In its 38th year, Lit Fest is completely free for visitors and annually attracts more than 100,000 people. It stretches across five blocks, along South Dearborn Street from Ida B. Wells Drive to Polk Street and then to State and Clark Streets. Kicking off the children’s programming will be a fun, festive, and colorful Storybook Parade where youngsters will be the main attraction. Children are invited to come at 10 a.m. Saturday to the outdoor Center Stage in Printers Row Park wearing their favorite costumes. The parade will be led by the Chicago Public Library’s Great Horned Owl and the Yin He Dancers, in partnership with the Chinatown Chamber of Commerce. For more information about PRLF, visit http://printersrowlitfest.org/.