Moon Girl inspires a love of night time and the dark

Thomas Docherty tells ReadingZone how his daughters helped inspire his latest picture book, Moon Girl (OUP), about overcoming fears of the dark. 

In this gorgeous picture book by award-winning Thomas Docherty, a girl's fears about the dark are overcome when she meets Moon Girl and is shown the wonders of nature at night.

In this month's Q&A with Thomas Docherty, you can find out how he encouraged his children's love of nature - even in the dark, the importance of talking about our fears, and how Thomas creates his picture books.

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