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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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June newsletter

We love our sparrows! They nest in the hedgerow opposite our house, and in trees in surrounding gardens. They have their enemies, though. This year we have had an influx of bold magpies, arriving in chattering groups, plunging into the trees to steal the nestlings. Horrid…

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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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Easter Good News?

We mustn’t miss this opportunity – people are desperate for good news. Congregations can be encouraged and whole families reached with Christian books for their children, especially as they see the church caring for their children in a tangible way…

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Half Price Christian Books

Please share our half price offer with anyone you know who might be interested, in fb groups you belong to, with home-schoolers, and with any friend who would appreciate bargain Christian books …

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Good News for Dark Times

Good morning from the quiet outskirts of London. It’s nearly 9am as I write this, and usually the road is busy, but right now there’s just the odd car passing by. These are extraordinary times, aren’t they? We need to keep praying for all those affected….

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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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All the February News in One Place :-)

Yippeee and hallelujah! Our first book is being printed in Kenya through our partners in Nairobi! Thank you to Grace and the team from CLC Nairobi, who have helped us to make our dream come true. Now we no longer have to ship books to this region…

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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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Getting Ready for World Book Day!

We are counting and packing up books for World Book Day today, to be distributed to Christian bookshops in the UK…

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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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Know a Child Going Through a Tough Time?

Child on your heart? Bring them the message of the good news in a story… If you need help choosing, please ask! 🙂 We’d love to help you choose.

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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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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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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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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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Books for Education Bridge Africa

Today we packed up a box of books for children in Kenya who don’t have story books. Thanks to all who have donated books! 50 books will soon be on their way for the #readtolead project, for children in desperately

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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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Books to New Homes

These books are off to Coventry! May they be much read and loved. We love uniting concerned Christians with life-changing stories to share with the children on their hearts.

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