We would like to take this opportunity, as we take a few days’ break to celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus, to thank everyone who has supported and prayed for Dernier. We appreciate you all. We would like to
Happy Easter
Easter Books
Last call for books for Easter! Want to give more than chocolate? Want to share the good news of Jesus? You need to be quick! Send in your orders today. 🙂
More Audio Book Covers
While working on the audio files, we’ve also been working on the covers! What do you think so far? Do you enjoy audio books? .
More Audio Book Covers!
All this week we will be working on our audio books… please pray with us as we seek to serve our children/young people in this way. Thank you! Here are some more of the covers: If you’d like to be
Audio Books
Please pray! After months of hard work and lots of hiccups we have uploaded our first audio book (Revenge of the Flying Carpet) to audible and itunes… it’s awaiting approval (which could be up to fourteen days). Once this one
Stock Taking
Busy stock taking! Please pray for the young people who will eventually read these books! Thank you. 🙂
Newsletter March 2019
All the news from the last month, condensed into one handy place! 🙂 Enjoy and be encouraged… and thanks for all your support and prayers. Easter.. If Jesus hadn’t died for us, if he hadn’t been raised from the dead, we would be lost forever, with no hope. It’s hard to express, for those of us who are children of God, how much that means to us. Words can not convey the gratitude, however much we try. This story, of all stories, is so full of joy after sorrow, hope after despair, light after darkness, truth after deception, life after death, undeserved forgiveness. Once again at this time of year, our hearts overflow with awe at the amazing grace of God – his sacrifice for us…
Discussion Questions
Did you know we have Discussion Questions for some of our books? You can find the questions here. They could be useful if you run a book group, want to discuss the book with your children, or use the group for as a class reader. To give you an idea…
A New Me
If your church has an Easter outreach event for 10-12s, A New Me would be a great book to take home. The story features Jess, whose dad has left home because he drinks. Forced to move home as they are behind with the rent…
Review of ‘Beech Bank Girls – Every Girl Has A Story’
Reviews like this brighten our day! This message is from a girl called Mary, who kindly took the time to write to us: I wrote a book review for my school work, and I was wondering if you would like
Out of Poverty
Some of our books have reached this slum in Kenya. Please pray for the readers. Books will help with education, to help children find a way out of poverty: plus, with the message of the good news in all our
Children’s Books set in WWI
A Pennyworth of Peppermints in set in the Great War. This is a lovely story for children studying the two world wars at school. There’s even a glossary at the end, and some recipes! Ben and his friends Sidney and
Going to Hillsong Kids
Hello, thanks for dropping by! Janet here today with just a quick news update: I will be visiting Hillsong kids’ Sunday School group in May! (In London.) Lovely talking to one of the children’s workers, Gabi, yesterday. I’m looking forward
Parcels of Christian Books for Kids
Books ready for the CLC warehouse in Chester! More books going to good homes, via Christian bookshops. 🙂 Please pray for the children who will read them!
Take it Seriously
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart with all your soul with all your strength. These commandments should be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home when you walk
Just Another Order?
Every new order is exciting! You never know where the books will end up. Who will read them? Will they change lives? These five books are off to an address in Chatham, Kent. May they be much used and loved!
The BIG Newsletter!
Hi, Janet Wilson here, from Dernier Publishing. Every month I write a round-up of news, so you can be informed, inspired, buy books and pray for us! You can read the latest newsletter by clicking here. I hope you find
Christian Books for Schools
These books are off to a school library in the Isle of Grain today. We hope they will be well used and enjoyed. 🙂
‘I Want to Be an Airline Pilot’ on Kindle
Good morning everyone! We’ve never given our kindle books a lot of publicity, so we thought we would give a little promotion to I Want to Be an Airline Pilot on kindle, and see how it goes. We have reduced
Do You Write for a Reason?
Do you write novels for young people from a Christian perspective, or would you like to give it a go? Janet Wilson runs ‘Write for a Reason’, which is a resource for anyone who’d like a bit of help and
Books Make Great Gifts
If you know a family who is struggling financially, why not buy them a book or two for their children? Parents might love to have a selection of Christian books, but not be able to afford to buy them. Your
Why Christian Books?
We are influenced by what we put into our minds – good or bad. Christian books help us think about spiritual and moral issues in a positive way. Christian characters can inspire us in the way they win through in
Lent Books for Children
It won’t be too long before Lent begins (Tuesday 5th March is Shrove Tuesday). What about reading a Christian book with your child (or as a family) – a bit every day through Lent this year? Be a great opportunity to …
Our books have arrived in Nigeria!
The two boxes of books we sent to Archbishop Ben Kwashi in Plateau State in Nigeria have arrived! We are delighted to hear this wonderful news, and are grateful to all who donated. These books will go to schools in
Review of Deepest Darkness
Reviews like this make all the hard work worthwhile: A little boy said after reading Deepest Darkness, “It made me happy.” This little chap suffers from low self-esteem and anxieties. His mum, who read the book with him, said, “I
25 Reasons to offer Christian fiction to young people
I’ve posted this before, but some things are worth repeating 🙂 1. Stories stick in your mind (Jesus told stories for a reason!)2. Christian books are a great way to share the good news.3. Young people can reflect on subjects
One month ago it was nearly Christmas!
It’s nearly a month since Christmas! Please pray for all the children who received our books as Christmas presents…
Larger Books
We are currently working on larger versions of The Birthday Shoes and I Want to Be an Airline Pilot. All good fun! These are such lovely stories, and I think the larger, updated versions will be great for readers. Discussion
Bless Your Kids!
Christian books are an encouragement and blessing. Don’t forget to buy them for your kids, too. They need blessing and encouragement every bit as much as we do…
Books to Burundi
We love seeing our books going to children all over the world. This box is off to an International Christian school in Burundi. 🙂
Dernier Publishing Newsletter, January 2019
We can’t promise that any of our books will change lives. But it’s not our job to change lives – the only person who can do that is the Lord himself. Our job is to faithfully keep sharing the good news – and praying that the seeds …
Books to Go!
A set of these lovely books is off to Chatham today! Please pray for the children who will read them. 🙂
Live on Facebook
Have you visited the Dernier Publishing facebook page? If you are looking for Christian books for the young people on your heart, we hope to inspire you with book reviews, snippets of information, news, events and special offers that may
Books for Easter
If you would like to give books away to children who attend a church/school Easter event, let us know – we’d love to help (and can offer quantity discounts). Taking the message home is such a wonderful thing to do.
Books for Lent
Lent is fast approaching! Why not take the time to read a selection Christian books with your children? Fill their minds with good things, talk about Christianity in real life, build your relationship. Could there be a better way to
It’s Half Term!
It’s half term (in case you needed reminding!). Reading together is really cheap entertainment, for hours of pleasure! You can take your children to foreign places, meet amazing people, be encouraged and inspired together… all from the comfort of your
Books to Kigali
Please pray that a parcel of books we sent to this school in Kigali, Rwanda, will arrive soon! These children don’t have many story books, so our books will make a difference, both to their education, and perhaps the Lord
Discussion Questions
We have been working hard to get discussion questions for our books here on our website. These questions can act as discussion starters for parents reading the book with a child, teachers with their pupils, church groups with their members…
Know a Child who Lives with Fears?
Welcome to the Last Dernier Newsletter of 2018
We don’t know who’s reading our books! We pray for all of the children who read our books. We don’t know many of them by name, of course, but we know someone who does. 🙂 This year we have sent
Christmas is Nearly Here!
It’s not too late to buy a Christian book for a child on your heart for Christmas. Let them know you care. 🙂 Christian books can be more than just a fun story. They can reach down and touch the
Christian Children’s Books for Christmas
Christmas is a fun time for most of us, but when the food and drink is gone, the decorations are back in their boxes and all the festivities are over, a Christian book can continue to bring light, life, hope,
Christmas Gifts – Christian Books for Children and Young People
Christmas is a fun time for most of us, but when the food and drink is gone, and the decorations back in their boxes, a Christian book can continue to bring light, life, hope, faith, peace and joy, long after
Pratts Bottom Christian Bookshop
Love seeing our books in Christian bookshops! Found these books are on the shelves at The Christian Bookshop at Pratts Bottom, Orpington. Thanks to Judith and the team for stocking and promoting them. 🙂
Books to School in Rwanda
Sent off a box of books to Star School in Kigali, Rwanda, this morning! Our connection there is author Mary Weeks Millard, who was instrumental in setting up the school some years ago. The third picture is Mary (The Birthday
Christian Coalition for Education
Dernier Publishing books are getting out and about! On Saturday we had a stand at a Christian Coalition for Education event in Oxford. We met quite a few teachers and headteachers, and we were heartened by the interest shown in
Violence in Nigeria
You never know where our books are going to go next… this time it’s Nigeria! I was both delighted and honoured to meet Archbishop Ben Kwashi from Jos (Plateau State) yesterday evening. Archbishop Ben and his amazing wife, Gloria, have
Christian Bookshops Support Dernier Books
We very much value our relationship with Christian bookshops, and our rep, Peter, who showcases them for us. This week Peter sent us orders from five different Christian bookshops all over the country (including 10 books to Motherwell in Scotland)!
Christmas Shopping!
Now we are well into November, it’s time to turn our thoughts to Christmas! If we can help you choose Christian books for your children/teens, please contact us on email, or find us on facebook – we always love to
Creative Writing II
Yay! Write-for-a-Reason.com has a brand new look! If you write stories for teens and pre-teens, do take a look – you might find just what you need to help you start, finish or publish you book!