Thomas Docherty

When Thomas was at school, he never imagined he would end up writing books (he is dyslexic, so his spelling was terrible and he struggled with reading). Luckily his mum and dad read stories to him and took him to the library, where he spent hours looking at picture books – Asterix comics were his favourite.

Thomas has always liked drawing and he started keeping a sketchbook diary, especially if he travelled somewhere new. It was these diaries that inspired his first picture books. Since then, Thomas’s work has won many awards and his books have been translated into 25 languages.

Whenever possible, Thomas likes going into schools and libraries to talk to children about his work and help them write and draw their own stories. Thomas lives in Wales with his wife Helen and their two daughters. Helen is also an author and they often work on books together.