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The Joy of Books!

Dear Dernier Friends, There’s so much to tell you about this month! Joy 1 – Fan Mail! How heart-warming is this? We love it when readers take the time to write to us – in this case, all the way

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The Fascinating History of The City Kid!

Author of The City Kid, Clive Lewis, tells us all about the history of The City Kid, a Christian book for teens. “John Ouma was born at Nabumali in 1970. After A Levels, he acquired a job in the civil

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Christian Books for Kids and Teens

Is it Worth it? Our founder, Janet Wilson, recently wrote an article, entitled Christian fiction for children: is it worth it? for Evangelicals Now magazine. You can read the article here.

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New Life in Christ

Dear Dernier Friends, What a lovely month March can be, as the spring flowers that we have been watching so carefully burst out, blossoms begin to bloom, and even as I write I can see a bee out of the

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February 2025

Dear Dernier Friends, It’s such a joy to write to you with all our news, knowing you are there, praying for us as we work to supply exciting books for you to give to your kids and teens. It’s like

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5 Ways to Inspire Your Kids to Love Reading

Reading is great in so many ways! Try these ideas tonight and get your kids engaged in stories. 🙂

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Christian Books for Kids in 2025

Dear Dernier Friends, First of all, a very Happy New Year to you, and welcome to all new email subscribers! It’s great to have you here, however you found us, and we hope you will soon very much feel part

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Best Series!

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Jesus said, “Let the children come to me.”

Janet, our founder, has a vision: “Children – such a precious gift from God! I love to watch my grandchildren climb trees, dig for worms, pretend to be dinosaurs, stare with fascination at a horse skull in a museum, dabble

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Mystery Detective Adventures

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Darkness v Light

As the days get shorter and darker, we can begin to feel the darkness seeping into our spirits. Halloween parties and trick and treating are now pretty much part of our culture now, aren’t they? – the shops are full

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Darkness v Light

As the days get shorter and darker, we can begin to feel the darkness seeping into our spirits. Halloween parties and trick and treating are now pretty much part of our culture now, aren’t they? – the shops are full

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September News

Hello everyone, and welcome to the first Dernier newsletter of the autumn term! I must admit, going back to school always used to make me anxious, as a child (especially maths class), but the one thing I did love was

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Need to Get Book Ready for Summer?

Dear Dernier Friends, I had a lovely holiday in Dorset earlier this month – the weather was a bit iffy at times, but I got to see where A Pennyworth of Peppermints is set! Summer holidays, for me, as a

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New Book and More News!

Dear Dernier Friends, I hope you are keeping well and enjoying the summer – it’s quite chilly in the UK at the moment, but at least everything looks lovely and green, and the days are long and light! Perhaps we’ll

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Christian Books for Children

Dear Dernier Friends, This week is Book Week in the UK! Lots of children have gone to school dressed up in fabulous outfits, and encouraged to enjoy stories. I went into a local school to talk to the children about

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Dear Dernier Friends, Just a quick note to let you know that we now have brand new copies of our latest updated story, Mystery in the Snow, ready to bring joy to your 8-11s! Yaaayyyy!!!! It’s the sequel to The

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December News

Books make fabulous Christmas gifts! I Want to Be an Airline Pilot is now available! Yaaayyyyy!!! I Want to Be an Airline Pilot is the third of our older books to receive a makeover this year! (the other two are

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Books to Bring Light at Christmas

Dear Dernier Friends, The clocks have gone back, Hallowe’en has been and gone (phew!), and now we can look forward to Christmas. 🙂 True Light We love Christmas, don’t we, and all that it means to us. Jesus was born

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September News

Dear Dernier Friends, Boy do we have a wonderful, growing list of Christian fiction for you to give the children on your heart! What a privilege it is for us to offer these books to you, and hear your reviews,

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Latest News

Dear Dernier Friends, We’re already well into August… How did that happen? Sometimes it seems as though time really does have wings… Waiting for exam results Let’s pray for all the young people who are anxiously waiting for exam results.

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Concerning Changes in Culture

Dear Dernier Friends, We have a serious problem. Children are being caught up in a whirlwind of strange ideas. I was talking to a friend recently, who knows a child who ‘is’ a dinosaur at school. He roars instead of

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It’s Competition Time!

Dear Dernier Friends, Hope you are well and enjoying the summer so far. We have some good news – a COMPETITION for you! Here it is! ​ The Treasure Hunt has arrived, in plenty of time for your family summer

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It’s Competition Time!

The Treasure Hunt has arrived, in plenty of time for your family summer reading… We were wondering how to celebrate, and have decided to set up a COMPETITION! Buy a copy of this exciting story from our website, and you

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Seeking Treasure?

Dear Friends, Once again I’m writing to you from a sunny desk, on a beautiful day. I love this time of year when it’s warm, everything is green, and flowers of every size and colour are blooming for us to

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The Ups and Downs of Life

Dear Dernier Friends, Summer is coming, along with warmer weather and exams! I hope you are keeping well and enjoyed the coronation of our new King? Pity it rained! Every season has its good things and struggles, doesn’t it –

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Easter – the Greatest Gift of All

Dear Friends, Easter is a time for grateful reflection, as we consider once again the death and victorious resurrection of Jesus. As we buy chocolate and eggs for friends and family, and plan our Easter meals, our hearts turn to

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Helping You With Your Outreach

Welcome to the latest Dernier news – there’s so much to tell you! Whoever is on your mind right now (kids/teens) we hope to be able to help you reach out to them. Here we go! Nobody’s Dog Nearly there

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Kenya Book Launch

We had a wonderful time at the Kenya Book Launch yesterday! Huge thanks to Muthoni from CLC Kenya for hosting – what a cheerful, friendly host! Thanks too to our authors for taking the time to come and share their

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Kenya Book Launch Recorded!

Dear Dernier Friends, The Kenya Book Launch went very well – thank you so much to all of you who prayed. I can’t tell you how much your prayers are appreciated – without the Lord we can do nothing, and

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2023!

Dear Friends, It’s been an absolute pleasure to work with you over the last year, to help you get books into the hands of the children you love and are concerned for. Isn’t it just brilliant to be working together

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Christmas is Fast Approaching!

Dear Friends, The days are drawing in, winter has arrived, and we need to start thinking about Christmas! Christmas is a time of light, love and laughter… well, that’s the plan anyway. 🙂 Jesus’ miraculous arrival on earth is certainly

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Books in Kenya, The Dove Stone ebook and a Treasure Chest!

Dear Friends, I do hope things are going well for you, and that you are standing firm through all the changes that are happening around us. Whatever happens in life, we have this as our firm assurance – the Lord

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Kindle Books for 99p!

Dear Friends, The summer is almost gone and the children will be back at school soon. This is a memorable time of year for me. It’s my birthday on 1st September, so as a child I looked forward to my

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Good Summer Food!

Dear Friends, Hello and welcome to the latest Dernier Publishing news. Spiritual Food for Summer Reading! Money is tight right now, but there are things we definitely need to keep spending money on. Food is one of them! Spiritual food

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Prayer/Newsletter

Thanks for being here – I hope you will find this letter a wonderful encouragement! I saw this quote on twitter recently: “We cannot force someone to hear a message they are not ready to receive. But we must never

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All the Latest News!

Hello and welcome to the Dernier Publishing newsletter. Thanks for being here – I appreciate it so much. I don’t know about you, but a couple of years ago, when we had been in lockdown for a couple of months,

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All the Latest News!

The last few weeks have had their share of problems… I went down with a virus, the storm damaged our garden office roof (where I work), our internet went down, and we got locked out of the Dernier website! With

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World Book Day!

Janet, our CEO, is speaking at these World Book Day events, organised by the Association of Christian Teachers. Readers are leaders, and it’s great to encourage our young people to get stuck into good books!

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New Year 2022

Dear Dernier Friends, I wonder what 2022 holds for us all? One thing is certain – the Lord will be with us. He will never leave us or forsake us, and for that I’m sure we are all very grateful.

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December News

Hello, and welcome to our newsletter – filled this time with all the info you need to find the perfect Christian books for the children on your heart! We’re all short of time at this time of year (24 days

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Our ‘Treasure Chest’ Box of Books

Are you looking for a gift for a family or readers, for a school or church book corner, with exciting stories to grip readers? Want to encourage and inspire these precious children in their faith? This box of books is for you. It really is a treasure chest, ready to take readers to far away places… all with biblical values. Don’t let yours miss out. Get your box here.

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News of the Latest Treasure!

Dear Dernier Friends, Firstly, thank you for your prayers and support – without you we wouldn’t exist! Real Treasure I’ve been thinking about the pearl of great price, recently. Could anything be more important than our faith in Christ? To

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Would You Like to Write Books for Kids?

If you would like to write books for kids/teens, Janet Wilson is running a free Zoom training tomorrow (Wednesday 27th) at 11am, 3pm and 7pm, called Writing Stories for Our Time. We would love for you to be there! This

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Beech Bank Girls Videos!

We have some fabulous videos to share with you… do share with your friends! This year, let’s get the good news into as many young people’s hands as we can. Every one deserves to hear it. Every one is precious.

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The October Dernier Newsletter

Oliver’s Secret is a wonderful story about seven-year-old Clare, who has moved from China with her family, and who is now feeling lonely in her new home. She prays for a cat, and along comes Oliver… but who does he belong to?…

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Show the Love

Dear Dernier Friends, I was talking to my daughter-in-law recently, about work. She’s a nurse at a London hospital, in the children’s ITU. The work is varied – she sees children with cancer, asthma, diabetes and other long-term complaints. She

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July News

I probably shouldn’t tell you this, but some bookshops have Year 0033 on special offer right now – cheaper than our own website! So if you wanted to get a few copies for your young people for summer reading, as ‘well done’ presents for exam results, for students going off to uni or just to put away for birthday gifts (I’m not going to say Christmas!)… now’s your chance…

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Exciting News!

I don’t know about you, but this year has gone by so far in a bit of a blur. I feel extremely fortunate to be doing a job I love, with no restrictions… I hope that you, too, will have things you can thank God for, despite all the difficulties…

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April News

I have recently been reading the book of Proverbs, and have once again been struck by the enormous power of words, to heal or hurt; to raise up or to crush. It reminds me once again, how vital Christian books are, with their words of life, when so much around us in life hurts and crushes…

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A New Year

It was exciting to be able to bring out our first illustrated book for 6-8s in the autumn…

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Dernier Publishing Online Catalogue

Take your children on a faith-building adventure! Choose which one here…

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Latest News from Dernier Publishing

If you want to encourage a family in their faith this Christmas, or reach out with the good news in a gentle way, this is the perfect gift for 6-8s/family reading. Luke learns about prayer, faith and trust as the stray dog in the park learns to trust him…

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10 Reasons to Buy Christian Fiction for Your Children

10 reasons to buy Christian books for your kids…

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Books Change Author’s Life

Author Mary Weeks Millard knows how books can change lives – because they changed hers! She says, “I loved school, but was very shy and had few real friends. My friends were often my books! I read avidly and was

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Hope – an Anchor for the Soul

Good morning! It’s sunny here right now, though I don’t know for how long! I do love the sunshine. It raises my spirits and somehow brings hope with the warmth and light; especially now, in these difficult times, as the

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The Dernier Book Club is now LIVE!

One thing some families have in these tough times, is more time to read stories together! In previous emails and posts on social media I’ve mentioned that we are setting up a Dernier Book Club… well as from today we

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Dernier News!

Wow, what a time we are living in. The news has just come in that from Monday, only six people will be able to meet together (that’s in England). And we just don’t know what will happen next…

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