Christian kids books – a niche product?
Last
month I said that our books are a niche product. I really don't know
what made me say that! It's true that the number of people who buy
Christian books for children is small (which is why you are very much
appreciated!), but actually, our target readers are huge in number.
There are around 4,000,000 children in the UK who fall into our target
reader age group. Yup, 4 million! And as for overseas . . . there are
millions of English-speaking children who go to Christian schools, camps
and holiday clubs and who attend Sunday Schools in parts of Africa, in
India and all over the world . . . just imagine how wonderful it would
be if all these children had the opportunity to read the 'message in a
story' to encourage and inspire them to walk with God! It is our aim to reach as many of them as we can.
Alone we can't do very much. Together we can make a difference :-)
Please keep standing with us; we need you. The needs are urgent.
News on A Pennyworth of Peppermints
This book is beginning to sell well! One supporter said to me in an email, 'Wouldn't it be wonderful if you had to reprint the book because you sold all 1000 of the books?'.
Indeed it would! Would you pray and work with us to that end? :-) We
have a long way to go to reach that target, but nothing is impossible if
we pray and work together! If you have contact with a school who might
present this lovely book to school leavers, or use it for class readers,
or buy some for their libraries, please do pass their details on to us,
or our details on to them! We will have a 20% of 20 books discount
offer on our website soon, for churches, schools and charities, hoping
that that will help us to reach more children.
As the book is set in WW1, A Pennyworth of Peppermints
has educational appeal as well as being a fun and inspirational story.
If you want to buy a copy for your own children (nieces, nephews,
school, kids club etc!) you can do so here: www.dernierpublishing.com/penpep.php or go to your local Christian bookshop, who would be delighted to help you.
News on audio versions of Deepest Darkness
Sadly,
sales of the CD and DVD versions of Deepest Darkness have been
disappointing. It's a shame, because this is such a lovely story, and
Denise (author) does come over really well, narrating her story in an
engaging manner. If you have children who do not enjoy reading, or if
you are looking for a gift for an 8-11 year-old, or if you have a
journey 
coming
up and need a bit of distraction, this could be just the thing for you!
You can order audio CDs and audio-visual DVDs here: www.dernierpublishing.com/mmedia.php (DVDs are Denise being filmed reading, as well as recorded. Anyone remember Jackanory? :-))
Deepest Darkness is a wonderful family story of freedom from fear.
Does your church give away Sunday School prizes?
Perhaps
in the past your church used to give away books, but gave up when many
children became more interested in computer games? Now many kids are
reading again, some devouring books at such a pace that their parents
have a hard job keeping up! Some children will read a Christian book when they wouldn't normally read. I
know I've given these testimonies before, but if you need any
ammunition to persuade your minister/treasurer that buying books for
children is a great use of outreach budget, please do feel free to print
these and use however you see fit :-)
“One lady who lives 17 miles away from church, came on Sunday. She came because she had read her son's book.”
“It's
now several weeks since we presented the books to our children in Kidz
Church. I asked how they were getting on with them. They were very
enthusiastic and have been swapping them round when they've finished
their own. Most of these kids are reluctant readers, too.”
“My
niece, aged 15, not overly academic, read her book right through last
night and loved it. I think it's the first time in her life that she's
read a whole book from choice!”
"Ben doesn't read books but he read this one."
There's
no doubt that books change lives (well, the Lord changes lives, but he
seems to use books a lot!) Getting the word right into children's homes
is exciting - a fab way to keep the message alive after the
meeting/event/holiday club is over, and to reach, encourage and inspire
whole families.
Let me know if there's anything we can do to help you reach the children on your heart!
With grateful thanks once again for your support,
Janet
P.S.
Please do join us in praying for the children who are already reading
our books, that the Lord will touch their hearts and lives. Every life
is so precious.
