John Dougherty

Multi-award winning writer, poet & songwriter. Does terrific school visits. Rep: @JuliaChurchill at @AMHeathLtd.

[John Dougherty @WriterPoetJohn]

Very proud of this little book and the success it's achieved - but even more so of the fact that it's provided comfort to children and adults at a time when they might need it most. Thank you to all the schools, educators, hospices and counselling services who are using it.

[ACHUKA @achuka]

The ACHUKA #BookoftheDay for Fri 15 May is
It Won't Be Forever by John Dougherty @WriterPoetJohn ill. Thomas Docherty from @QuartoKids
https://t.co/V1pyTYRS5A

[John Dougherty @WriterPoetJohn]

@achuka @QuartoKids Thanks so much!

[Jon Biddle @jonnybid]

The partnership between writer @WriterPoetJohn and illustrator Thomas Docherty continues to flourish. It Won't Be Forever, their third collaboration, beautifully explores the anxiety young children can often feel when separated from a loved one. Very special indeed.

[John Dougherty @WriterPoetJohn]

@JillBennett18 @FL_Childrens What a lovely review - thank you so much!

[Jill Bennett @JillBennett18]

With a warm, lyrical text @WriterPoetJohn & Thomas Docherty’s expressive mixed media illustrations #ItWontBeForever @FL_Childrens shows young children how absence and loss are different. It's #RedReadingHub's #picturebook of the day reviewed on the blog https://t.co/3WxYHXJYvy

[John Dougherty @WriterPoetJohn]

PUBLICATION DAY!!!! @QuartoKids @JuliaChurchill

[John Dougherty @WriterPoetJohn]

Happy US publication day to It Won’t Be Forever, my latest collaboration with the brilliant Thomas Docherty.

UK readers: only three weeks to go! Pre-order it now!

[John Dougherty @WriterPoetJohn]

Just noticed that the river site is doing an offer on The Hare-Shaped Hole https://t.co/ujx9Uyb4la

[John Dougherty @WriterPoetJohn]

Always lovely to get book post! Advance copy of the US edition of It Won’t Be Forever by me & Thomas Docherty (out April 14th; UK edition coming May 7th)! Available for pre-order now.

[John Dougherty @WriterPoetJohn]

@hilary_mckay And she was SO clever.

[John Dougherty @WriterPoetJohn]

Spotted at the London Book Fair last week…

[John Dougherty @WriterPoetJohn]

Poetry fans - Zooming the Zoo is currently on offer on the river site… https://t.co/4vR1xOuwWN

[John Dougherty @WriterPoetJohn]

Very excited to reveal the cover of It Won't Be Forever, my latest collaboration with Thomas Docherty, coming in May from @QuartoKids

[John Dougherty @WriterPoetJohn]

@FionaHalliday1 Thanks so much!

[John Dougherty @WriterPoetJohn]

I love finding out what titles my foreign editions have been given! It turns out that #TheBearShapedHole is published as The Shape of the Void in Greek, and What Will Remain When You Leave, Bear? in German ⁦@QuartoKids⁩

[John Dougherty @WriterPoetJohn]

Such an honour that The Bear-Shaped Hole by me and Thomas Docherty has been chosen by @childmindinst as one of their best books about mental health. Thank you.

[Child Mind Institute @childmindinst]

We’re excited to share our 2025 list of the best kids’ books about mental health!

For our second-annual list of Best Kids’ Books for Mental Health, the Child Mind Institute has narrowed down 150 candidates to nearly two dozen winners with options for every age, from toddler to teen. All have been read and reviewed by our clinical experts and editorial staff.

Whether your child has been diagnosed with anxiety or ADHD, struggles with regulating emotions, or has lost a loved one, books can be a valuable way to help them navigate the world.

Share them with your kids (and buy them for classroom libraries) because every child deserves to read a story that they can see themselves in.

[Anon Opin. @anon_opin]

Working class is when your parents don't support you after 16/18. Middle class is when your parents will financially support you for 1-2 decades longer.

[John Dougherty @WriterPoetJohn]

How utterly lovely to get an unexpected Thai edition through the post! ⁦@QuartoKids⁩ #TheHareShapedHole

[John Dougherty @WriterPoetJohn]

Absolutely lovely day of schools’ events at the Great Malvern Festival of Stories!

[John Dougherty @WriterPoetJohn]

I dun a blog…

https://t.co/zXNd9Wb5T5