Welcome to my website
Welcome! I'm a children's book author from central Illinois, and I created this website hoping to connect with other children's authors, agents and publishers. In my BLOGS I express the joys and frustrations of writing, and the ups and downs of finding an agent or publisher. All the hard work and dedication to my writing is worth it, if my words can make a child smile, laugh, or think about his or her world in a different way.
Debra Daugherty
Exciting news! My latest picture book, GRANDPA'S BARN (Roan & Weatherford Publishing/Young Dragons, 2025) is available online wherever books are sold.
Synopsis: In GRANDPA’S BARN a curious child embarks on a sensory adventure, discovering the sights, sounds and wonders of farm life with Grandpa. Each stall holds a delightful surprise, leading to a heartwarming final discovery. A timeless tale of love, curiosity, and the joy of shared moments!
Victoria Marble illustrated this book and did an amazing job. She also illustrated another picture book of mine, THE MEMORY JAR.
Here are the buy links:
BookShop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/106103/9781633739154
Amazon: Grandpa's Barn: Daugherty, Debra, Marble, Victoria: 9781633739154: Amazon.com: Books
Barnes & Noble: Grandpa's Barn by Debra Daugherty, Victoria Marble, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®
My picture book, COWS CAN'T BE CLOWNS (Harbor Lane Books/EverImagine Books, 2024) is available online wherever books are sold.
Synopsis: Bella wants to be a clown,but she's a cow! Rooster, Pig, and Horse laugh when Bella tells them her dream, so she sneaks away to join the circus. Bella proves to the clowns she is moo-larious, and they welcome her into their act. As the star of the show, Bella should be happy, but she misses her friends on the farm. Will she choose circus stardom, or her farm animal friends?
Here are the buy links:
https://bookshop.org/a/106103/9781963705041
Cows Can't Be Clowns: Daugherty, Debra: 9781963705041: Amazon.com: Books
Cows Can't Be Clowns by Debra Daugherty, Hardcover | Barnes & Noble® (barnesandnoble.com)
My picture book story about dementia, THE MEMORY JAR, illustrated by Victoria Marble, is availble for purchase online wherever books are sold. (Roan & Weatherford Publishing/Young Dragons, April 11, 2023).
Synopsis: Amelia's grammy has dementia. She’s forgotten the special events and people in her life, even Amelia. To jog Grammy’s memories, Amelia writes in a notebook all the stories Grammy told her over the years. She cuts out each story and places the papers in a jar. She hopes when Grammy reads the notes from the jar, she will remember the events, and perhaps remember her.
Here are the buy links:
https://bookshop.org/a/106103/9781633738072
The Memory Jar: Daugherty, Debra, Marble, Victoria: 9781633738072: Amazon.com: Books
The Memory Jar by Debra Daugherty, Victoria Marble, Hardcover | Barnes & Noble® (barnesandnoble.com)
