October Newsletter

Welcome to the October 2011

Dernier Publishing

newsletter!

Acorns in the park

It's that time of year! Under the oak trees in my local park, the ground is littered with acorns. Some fall on the path and get squashed by dog-walkers like me, some are eaten by squirrels, some might take root then get mown down – some will grow into beautiful oak trees! What a wonderful encouragement to make the most of every opportunity to share the good news – who knows what may grow from one small seed?

 

Ultimate Christian Library Book Award 2012

We have nominated our five most recent books for this prestigious award, which is so exciting! We will of course keep you in touch with how we get on, because if the judges shortlist any of our books (which would be wonderful!), we will need you to vote! For more info about the awards follow this link: http://www.christianbookawards.org/

Our first ever proper catalogues!

Would anybody like any of our autumn/winter catalogues? We have taken the big step of producing 8-page A5 glossy brochures as we now have eleven books to promote :-) We are delighted with them! Could you pass some on to your church family, Sunday School parents, teachers at your local school or just pass some around to friends and family? Young people need to hear the good news - our books can help in reaching out to the ones you love :-) Email me at info@dernierpublishing.com and I will get those sent off to you, free of charge of course. 

Latest gossip!

A Christian bookshop in Epsom has chosen 'Beech Bank Girls, Christmas is Coming!' as children's book of the month for October! If you have read it, you can give it a star rating on the website - just click on the link: www.dovecotebookshop.co.uk Do support Christian bookshops if you can.

 

Mary Weeks Millard (right) has heard that Dorset library service are considering adding her children's books to their list - please pray that they do!

Mary will be visiting Rwanda from October 25 to November 15^th. Please pray for her, for safety in travel, good health and for the Lord's blessing wherever she goes.

 

Last posting dates for Christmas, international surface mail

If you need (want?!) to send presents to relatives/friends abroad, here are the remaining last posting dates for international surface mail (Last dates for some destinations have already gone): Tue 18th October: South Africa, Hong Kong, Singapore, the USA and Canada Tue 8th November: Eastern Europe, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Malta and Iceland Tue 22nd November: Western Europe. How about sending a good book to encourage and inspire your young people in their faith? Get in there quick as it's quite a bit cheaper now than sending airmail!

Poster for Halloween

Halloween is fast approaching. We have a poster with a great message; might you be able to use one or more at home, in church or school? They would also make perfect gifts for alternative 'Praise parties'! Price: £3.99 Size: 16"x20". Gloss 130gsm card. SPECIAL OFFER TO E-NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBERS – First poster £3.99, EVERY POSTER AFTER THAT ONLY 99p, as many as you like! If you would like to subscribe to the e-newsletter and take advantage of this offer, email me on info@dernierpublishing.com and I will send your posters to you, POST FREE, with an invoice! Check out our other posters on www.dernierpublishing.com

 

Books Change Lives

I received a most encouraging email from a lady whose church members sponsored books for their Sunday School children, many of whom come from a local estate. "It's now several weeks since we presented the books to our children. This morning 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. One girl, non-Christian family, no support or interest at home, very violent background, told me her grandma had read her book, 'I want to be an airline pilot', and wanted to know where she could buy some of the others." The Lord is using our books to touch people's lives, which is awesome. Be a part of it, sow some seeds! (Picture posed by model)

Phew! I think that's all for now – remember, a book at £5.99 is the same cost as coffee and cake in a High Street café, less than half the price of a DVD and a fraction of the price of many computer games (e.g. 1/5 of £29.99). What great value! :-)

With love to you all,

Janet

P.S. We have 11 books now and there are about 10 weeks left until Christmas, so last week I thought it would be fun to begin featuring one book a week on our facebook page . . to help you keep count of the book-shopping weeks until Christmas, hehe :-) https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dernier-Publishing/173040439575