The “paw-ty” was in Dumfries at the weekend as some of the nation’s most loved children’s authors and illustrators took part in the Big DoG festival.
It proved to be barking good fun as a celebration of children’s literature in Scotland’s Year of Stories.
One of the region’s award-winning authors, Susi Briggs, launched her new Scots picture book, Wheesht! and The Bookshop Band unveiled songs from their latest album, Dear Land of Story Books.
