Christian books for kids Archives

Are Literacy Levels Rising?

Stats from the National Literacy Trust show that current reading levels among children are up a bit from 2025… that’s encouraging! Why not buy books for the kids in your life, and help to buck the trend? Readers are leaders…

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37 Ways to Inspire Your Children to Love Reading

Supporting the National Year of Reading 2026 Do you struggle to get your kids to read? If so, the great news is… that’s about to change. An impossible dream? Not at all! Hi, Janet Wilson here – book lover, mum,

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Dernier Book Club

The Dernier Book Club is a book-a-month club for everyone who loves Christian books for kids (UK addresses only, sorry). How Does it Work? After placing your one-off payment, you will receive a surprise book from across the Dernier range,

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World Book Day 2026

We love seeing children enjoying books on World Book Day! Shout out to the pupils of St James School, who are reading Dernier books from the school library (below)! We hope you all have a wonderful day, enjoying books! P.S.

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News!

Book Night Dear Dernier Friends, The joy of reading is starting to get lost. We are all so addicted to our phones, we can hardly bear to put them down out of sight, and constantly check them for anything new.

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Christian Book Club for Kids

Dear Dernier Friends, The school holidays have begun! For some of us, that won’t mean much more than the roads being a bit quieter in the mornings… For others, it will mean a significant change in routine (kids at home!).

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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10 Reasons to Buy Christian Fiction for Your Children

10 reasons to buy Christian books for your kids…

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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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Christian Books for Children and Teens; Write for a Reason; Competitions and Prizes; Building Faith in Families.

April was a full month! We started a new Write for a Reason course, which is always exciting. This course is for anyone who wants to write novels for children/teens from a Christian perspective. The need for good reading material for our young people is huge, so it’s wonderful to be able to train more writers in the art of story writing…

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Good News in the Darkness

He wanted to try to escape and run home but as he tried to call out “help!” his voice just seemed to dry up inside his mouth. He knew, too, that these huts were away from the road and the other houses, so nobody …

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Fun New Activities and Competitions to Keep Your Children Busy!

As I mentioned last week, we have reduced the price of all our books by half to make sure they are affordable for as many as possible. If you’re quick, you just have time to order books for the children you…

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“No other medium can witness so daringly, abide so persistently, or influence so irresistibly as the printed page.”

“No other medium can witness so daringly, abide so persistently, or influence so irresistibly as the printed page. It can be obtained and studied secretly, get undivided attention in quiet hours, leap…

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Nobody’s Dog – Sneak Preview

We’re working on some new books – Luke learns about prayer and trusting God in Nobody’s Dog…

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January 2020 News

Firstly, Happy New Year! I hope you enjoyed the Christmas and New Year festivities. Probably, if you’re like everyone else, there were lovely moments and more difficult times. Trials are part of life, and as Mr Bronzovi says to Luke in Nobody’s Dog (see below!) “…we’ll get through…

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Our Mission Statement

Many children are growing up not knowing that God loves them; Christians have a responsibility to let them know. Stories help us make sense of the world, so we produce fun, relevant stories for children with a Christian element. These range from spy…

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A Pennyworth of Peppermints Reprint

These arrived on a lorry today, unexpectedly – our new reprint of A Pennyworth of Peppermints! We weren’t expecting them until the New Year – good thing we were in the office…

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The Greatest Christmas Gift

Some children will receive lots of expensive gifts for Christmas… some not so many… some may not have anything to unwrap, but the free gift of God is salvation for all who call on him, however old they are. If

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Angel Tree

We were delighted to receive this in the post – we’re so pleased to be working with Prison Fellowship, and specifically Angel …

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New Titles

We are going to be bringing you new books next year! 🙂 As soon as we have the contracts in place we will give you …

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Books to Scotland!

These books are on their way to Scotland! We hope and pray they will be well used and loved. 🙂

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Review of Deepest Darkness

We very much enjoyed spending this time together. With two younger siblings, we don’t have many opportunities to spend time just the two of us. His brother and sister would play in their …

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International Day of Children

Today is International Children’s Day, but some don’t have story books. We’re doing what we can, but it feels like a drop in the ocean. Every child should have books to read! Books bring life and fun – they help

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Under the Tamarind Tree for Children of Prisoners

Please pray for the 500 children who will receive copies of Under the Tamarind Tree this Christmas, from a parent in prison. Angel Tree (part of Prison Fellowship) organise this wonderful initiative, with help from prison chaplains and volunteers. Thank

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Black Friday

Dernier Publishing is not going to be participating in Black Friday this year, so if you want to buy books from this website or from Christian bookshops, you can do it anytime between now and Christmas, knowing…

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Books for Christmas

Don’t forget to check out our catalogue for books for your children this Christmas! Dernier Publishing Online Catalogue Christian books change lives, not just give enjoyment for a few days. Not saying it’s not great to have fun and celebrate

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Deepest Darkness Review

“The message of freedom and light was clear. This is a really well written and entertaining story.” Katie read this with her 11-year-old son. Want one? Order here, or buy from your local Christian bookshop. Don’t leave it – time

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Readers with Sight Loss

Sadly, not all children have story books available to them, for lots of different reasons. We are proud to work with Torch Trust to make our books available in Braille, large and giant print, and on audio. (We even got

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Box of Books for African Children in Need

#readtolead Dernier Publishing is delighted to be part of the #readtolead project with Education Bridge Africa. Education is a way out of poverty for many children, and reading is a big part of that (as well as being fun!). If

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October News

Now Halloween is over (phew!), the nights are drawing in, and like it or not, we can’t help but start thinking about…

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Sold Out

We have sold out of the first print run of The City Kid. There are mixed feelings – it’s great that all these books are now out in the world, but we’re sorry you can no longer…

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Jesus, Light of the World

Halloween is over for another year. Now it’s time to begin preparations for Christmas, when we celebrate Jesus, the…

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Christian Bookshops

The world can be a dark place for Christians. Christian bookshops do a great job, shining like lights on the High Street! How far do you have to go to your local bookshop? If you’re anywhere near Streatham, pop in

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Books Are Treats!

If you’d like Christian books to give to trick or treaters, contact us. 🙂 We’d love to help! #halloweenisapproaching

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Gifts for Special People

Could you afford to buy a Christian book every month/term for your godchild, grandchild, or your Sunday School group? If you write a verse in each one at the front, your special people will have an amazing stack of encouragement

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Books Going into the Wide World

These Christian books were ordered today… they will be off to Surrey shortly, in the mail. Who will read them? Will they get passed on? How many lives will they touch? So many seeds in one small package! 🙂 #christianbooksforkids#everychildisprecious#dernierpublishing#booksmakegreatgifts#bookschangelives#sodoesprayer

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