Event:Dylan's Park and Other Stories with Helen and Thomas Docherty 

National Waterfront Museum
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Join Swansea based authors and illustrator Helen and Thomas Docherty as they introduce a very special new book about Dylan Thomas's childhood adventures in Cwmdonkin Park, Swansea. They will also be sharing Helen's new book, Make It All Go Away, and Follow the Swallow, by Julia Donaldson and Thomas Docherty.  

Helen Docherty 

Shortlisted for the BookTrust Storytime Prize 2026. Her books have been translated into 27 languages and adapted for the stage in the UK, Germany and Canada. 

 

Thomas Docherty 

Illustrated the multi-award-winning picture book The Hare-Shaped Hole which won two prizes at the Children's Books Ireland Awards and another two prizes at the UKLA Book Awards in 2024, as well as being shortlisted for the Oscar's Book Prize and more!  

 

...For the full Festival programme details please visit:  Children's and Young People's Literature Festival 2025 

 

Information

5 October 2025, 10:15am - 11am
Cost Drop in activities - FREE, Bookable Events - £0 - £5
Suitability Age 4+
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