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Scotlandโ€™s only stand-alone children's book festival - produced by Wigtown Festival Company. ๐Ÿ—“ 22-24 March 2024

Dumfries, Scotland
Joined March 2017
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Big DoG ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿพ retweeted
More from the English Family books & bun takeover of @openbookwigtown in my report for @BBCRadioScot's Afternoon Show. #wigtown @WigtownBookFest It's on the link below from 1hour: :bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0023fโ€ฆ
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Big DoG ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿพ retweeted
In which I am turned into a Renita Mouse thanks to the wonderful @jabberworks #bigdogbookfest @BigDoGFest @WigtownBookFest @MoatBrae @scottishbktrust @scotstoryforum
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Big DoG ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿพ retweeted
Thanks so much for hosting us, @BigDoGFest team! ๐Ÿงก๐Ÿ“š
Brilliant turnout for the first @BigDoGFest Schools Gala Day session. #dumfries families can join in the fun at the public event tomorrow. Book at tickets.wigtownbookfestival.โ€ฆ
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Big DoG ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿพ retweeted
I'm now on the train home from a wonderfully fun @BigDoGFest event. Thank you to @WigtownBookFest for inviting me & to everyone who came to help put on #RabunzelTheMusical. What a glorious audience/cast you were. And thanks to @lozzawriting for travelling all that way to see me,
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Hawaiian pizza - heaven or hell? Just one of the debating points from @STEVEaWEBBโ€™s brilliant drawing masterclass at Big Dog, Scotlandโ€™s only standalone childrenโ€™s book festival.
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Big DoG ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿพ retweeted
HELLO DUMFRIES! Reeve & McIntyre here for @BigDoGFest today and tomorrow, do join us for Adventuremice shenanigans at @CairndaleHotel if youโ€™re in the area! tickets.wigtownbookfestival.โ€ฆ @WigtownBookFest @RenitaBoyle @philipreeve1
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We interviewed illustrator Tom Morgan-Jones ahead of his events at Big DoG Children's Book Festival this weekend. Read Tom's book recommendations and advice on how to get drawing on the book festival blog: wigtownbookfestival.com/blogโ€ฆ
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This is going to be one fun highland chase! ๐Ÿฉ
โ€œStop, ye WEE RASCAL!โ€ the Kelpies Team cry.' Join Kate Abernethy and Laura Darling at Big DoG for an event full of chaotic rhyming fun, live drawing, dressing up, and authentic (inflatable) caber props --bit.ly/43wDJz9 @WriterAbernethy @BigDoGFest @TaleTwisters
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Big DoG ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿพ retweeted
A gravity-defying thief, a blackmail letter, a prized space exhibit... Sounds like a case for the Museum Mystery Squad! Bring your amateur sleuths and space-experts along to @writerblighter pun-packed, fact-filled event at Big DoG this Saturday bit.ly/3IPWxjv @BigDoGFest
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We canโ€™t wait to welcome this dream team to Dumfries!
Off to Dumfries for @BigDoGFest and @philipreeve1 is drawing storyboard pictures for the #PrarieRascals film heโ€™s making later this year โœ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘€ If youโ€™re in Dumfries, do join us! wigtownbookfestival.com @wigtownbookfest
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In the final run-up to #bigdogbookfest, we asked former Children's Laureate Lauren Child for book recommendations and all about her latest novel. Read about Lauren's visit to Dumfries at wigtownbookfestival.com/.../โ€ฆ...
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We're delighted to welcome Susi Briggs to #bigdogbookfest this weekend. We asked Susi about her role as Scots Scriever and her new picture book 'Yum'. Read all about it on the book festival blog: wigtownbookfestival.com/.../โ€ฆ...
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Something for everyone at #BigDoGBookFest ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿพ Browse our events for all the family at bit.ly/bigdogprogramme #bookfestival #kidlit
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Something for everyone at #BigDoGBookFest ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿพ Browse our events for under 5s at bit.ly/bigdogprogramme. #bookfestival #kidlit
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Big DoG ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿพ retweeted
๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿฅณ Coming to @BigDoGFest in two weeks!
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Something for everyone at #BigDoGBookFest ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ“š Browse our events for 3-7 year olds at bit.ly/bigdogprogramme. #bookfestival #kidlit
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BIG THANKS to Cunninghame Housing Association for sponsoring this year's Big DoG Festival! ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿพ
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BIG DOG BOOK PEEPS! Join me on Sat 23rd March (12pm, ยฃ3) at @MoatBrae as I talk about my novels and lead a creative session on using Chinese mythology in my books. This is part of the Big DoG children's book festival run by @WigtownBookFest tickets.wigtownbookfestival.โ€ฆ
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Big DoG ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿพ retweeted
We can't wait to welcome the @BigDoGFest children's book festival back to #midsteeplequarter and #dumfries High Steet later this month. It's going to be a great event. Could you support it as a #volunteer? Find out more โฌ‡๏ธ midsteeplequarter.org/news/9โ€ฆ
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