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Hello! I’m Helen Docherty. I write stories about story-loving dragons, magical zebras, word-collecting bees, green-fingered witches, and how you can never run out of love. At the heart of all my stories sit the core values of compassion, empathy and inclusion.

 Many of my stories are illustrated by my husband, Thomas Docherty, but I also work with other amazing illustrators, including Ali Pye, David Roberts, Erica Salcedo, Steven Lenton, Brizida Magro, Daniela Sosa and Gwen Millward.

My books have been translated into 27 languages so far (which makes me very happy, because I love languages). 

If you’d like to hear a story in English, you can listen to me telling the story of The Snatchabook (with original music by Gerry Smith).

 I hope you enjoy exploring this site! If you’d like to get in touch, you can contact me here.

You can visit my shop on uk.bookshop.org to buy my books in the UK, or bookshop.org to buy my books in the US

* Illustrations on this page are by Thomas Docherty and Ali Pye *

Books

Discover my books, from Abracazebra to You Can Never Run Out of Love

About me

I started writing and and illustrating my own books from the age of six

Resources

Download book-related activities