Dernier Publishing

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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August News

As we press on in these difficult times, are you looking for ways to reach out to your neighbours and friends? So many people are looking for the way, the truth and the life, but they don’t know where to find it. Books are a great way to share your faith with gentleness and respect – they allow the reader to make up their own mind, without you having to say anything more than, “I saw this and thought of you.” Particularly when you can’t invite them to a meeting!…

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July News

Could you buy books to give to family, to loan to children, for chaplains, for Sunday Schools and groups, to give to neighbours and your children’s friends? Who knows how far your seeds might go, and what fruit might grow? Our church donated Dernier books to families who come to the Community Fridge. People with no previous contact…

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Our ‘Pilot’ Book

Hello, Janet here with exciting news… our first book will be printed in Kenya tomorrow through our partners in CLC Nairobi! We will see this sample via Whatsapp video – amazing! As a pilot (sorry for the pun!) …

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Last Newsletter of 2019!

In this crazy season, we are all rushed, but why not take the time this advent to give a book to read or to read a story, with the children on your heart, and discuss the issues of faith that come up? Most of our books…

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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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World Mental Health Day

#worldmentalhealthday If you know a child who suffers from anxiety, Deepest Darkness is a lovely book which has helped many 8-11s. Get your copy here.

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Dyslexia Awareness Week

It’s dyslexia awareness week! We realised the importance of dyslexia friendly books a while ago, so our last few Dernier Publishing releases have had a brilliant, spacious new look inside, with wider margins, better spacing and a dyslexia friendly font.

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Let Your Light Shine

Thanks so much for praying for Dernier Publishing, and for your support. We are in a fight and we are grateful not to be fighting alone. We have an enemy who doesn’t want children to be inspired in their faith,

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Angel Tree

These two fabulous titles will be going to prisoners’ children via Prison Fellowship’s Angel Tree programme this Christmas. Delighted to be part of this brilliant project, keeping prisoners connected with their children, and knowing the kiddies have a Christian book

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Birthdays, Book Clubs, Beech Bank Girls and more!

Some children are already back at school – some will be heading out this week. Let’s pray for all those who love the Lord, that they will be strengthened in their faith and hold on to what…

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Try Before You Buy!

Try before you buy! Get your FREE copy of The Treasure Hunt ebook (pdf) when you join our email list. Read this exciting story (featuring four children from a church…

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Clive is Back!

Clive Lewis (author of The City Kid) is back from his trip to Uganda. Thanks for your prayers! Clive says, “I returned from Uganda last week and enjoyed great fellowship with family, friends and Christian brothers and sisters.” Clive and his team took…

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All the News in One Place!

In Deuteronomy 11, the Lord, through Moses, urges the people, concerning his commandments: “Fix them in your hearts and minds.
Teach them to your children,
talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.” This isn’t an “if you like” suggestion. The words are so familiar that they can wash over us. But…

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Beech Bank Girls on Audio

You don’t have to join a subscription programme to listen to Beech Bank Girls, Every Girl Has A Story. You can download it direct from Google Play and enjoy it forever!

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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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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

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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

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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. 🙂

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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

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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

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May News!

Sadness and Gladness Manchester I was planning on writing something completely different this month, but the news of the tragedy in Manchester has eclipsed all other thoughts. It’s difficult to find the words to say. Even though we may not

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The last Dernier Newsletter of 2016!

Hello again, and welcome to the final Dernier newsletter of 2016! Thank you all once again for supporting Dernier through another year. 2016 was a challenging year for me, as my mum’s dementia worsened and she passed away in the

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Seeking the Lost

Seeking the Lost Apologies to subscribers to Write for a Reason who have already heard this story! We have a new young rescue cat called Terence. The rescue centre advised us not to let him outside for at least two

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All You Need Is New Sofas!

Newsletter October 2016 All You Need is New Sofas! I know we haven’t reached Christmas yet, but the ads on telly have already begun . . . and just in case you haven’t heard, I’d better tell you that all

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When the Road Is Rough and Steep

We all pass through rough times, but one thing we can always rely on, is that the Lord will be with us. Some of you who have been Christians for a long time may now have the song which inspires

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone! May the Lord bless you this year with every blessing in Christ! Thanks for praying First of all, thank you all so much for praying during the month of December – I’m truly grateful to all

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Would You Pray For Us?

Welcome to the final Dernier Publishing newsletter of 2015! A Month of Prayer Requests Our books are out there, all over the world, sowing seeds. But we need to pray – we can provide the books, but we can’t touch

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October news from Dernier Publishing

Spam, Ham and Babycham! Those of you who are my friends on facebook may have seen this photo . . . I found these items when clearing out my mum’s kitchen! Anyone remember greasy spam fritters? The jelly in the

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Welcome to the October 2015 Dernier Publishing newsletter! Spam, Ham and Babycham Those of you who are my friends on facebook may have seen this photo . . . I found these items when clearing out my mum’s kitchen! Anyone

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Home Is Where The Heart Is

“Home Is Where The Heart Is” Seeing images of desperate refugees on our TV screens reminds us that we should all have a home. Our hearts especially go out to the children, fleeing with nothing, frightened and exhausted. “Home is

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