![Bigwig, our children's book festival mascot, stands with various children in Wigtown gardens reading a book, The children are smiling and holding books up.](https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/uploads/Untitled-72-%C3%97-26-in-2.jpg)
Press Images
Children and Young People's Programme 2022
Big Wig the Festival Mascot
Photographer: Colin Hattersley of Scottish Festivals PRĀ
![Bigwig, the Children's Book Festival mascot stands in the Wigtown Gardens holding an open book. Arms holding books are surrounding Bigwig.](https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/uploads/_imageHalfSize/Bigwig-at-2022-Wigtown-Book-Festival-02.jpg)
![Bigwig, the Children's Book Festival mascot, stands in front of a bench in Wigtown Gardens holding books.](https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/uploads/_imageHalfSize/Bigwig-at-2022-Wigtown-Book-Festival-03.jpg)
![Bigwig, our children's book festival mascot, stands with various children in Wigtown gardens reading a book, The children are smiling and holding books up.](https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/uploads/Bigwig-at-2022-Wigtown-Book-Festival-05.jpg)
Big Wig the festival mascot with Wigtown children.
![Bigwig, the Children's Book Festival mascot stands in the Wigtown Gardens holding an open book. Arms holding books are surrounding Bigwig.](https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/uploads/Bigwig-at-2022-Wigtown-Book-Festival-01.jpg)
![Bigwig, the Children's Book Festival mascot stands holding out his arms in Wigtown Gardens. Two young children holding a book stand in front of him.](https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/uploads/Bigwig-at-2022-Wigtown-Book-Festival-07.jpg)
Big Wig Events
Festival Photographer: Colin Tennant of Coulson and Tennant
Vashti Hardy, Brightstorm
![Children's author Vashti Hardy on stage during her event at Wigtown Book Festival. Children are sitting in front of the stage listening. A screen showing images is behind her.](https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/uploads/WBF-2022-High-Res24.jpg)
![Children's author Vashti Hardy animatedly talking on stage at her event at Wigtown Book Festival. The audience sit in front of her listening. Above her white material drapes the ceiling with a chandelier hanging down.](https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/uploads/WBF-2022-High-Res25.jpg)
Holly Sterling, Karate Kids
![Holly Stirling on stage at her event during the Bigwig Children's Book Festival. She is standing beside a flip chart with a sketch on it.](https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/uploads/WBF-2022-High-Res219.jpg)
![Children and adults sitting in chairs drawing pictures at Holly Stirling's Bigwig event. Holly is talking animatedly in front of the stage.](https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/uploads/WBF-2022-High-Res225.jpg)
The Big Wig Garden Party
![Families sitting eating and drinking at picnic benches in Wigtown Gardens during the Wigtown Book Festival. The sun is shining.](https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/uploads/WBF-2022-High-Res273.jpg)
![Many young children sit listening at an outdoor Children's Book Festival Event in Wigtown gardens.](https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/uploads/_imageHalfSize/WBF-2022-High-Res300.jpg)
![At an outdoor Children's Book Festival event a crowd sit in the gardens engaging with two entertainers in green jackets and brown hats. The terraced houses of Main Street in the background.](https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/uploads/_imageHalfSize/WBF-2022-High-Res296.jpg)