David Fickling Books
@dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social
✨Where good stories begin...
📚We're an independent publisher of superb books for readers of all ages. Join the adventure here!
📚We're an independent publisher of superb books for readers of all ages. Join the adventure here!
DETENTION JUST GOT DANGEROUS!
We’re delighted to share the cover for SIN BIN ISLAND, a thrilling magical adventure from DOUG NAYLOR the co-creator of RED DWARF.
Coming September 11th!
@dougrdnaylor.bsky.social
We’re delighted to share the cover for SIN BIN ISLAND, a thrilling magical adventure from DOUG NAYLOR the co-creator of RED DWARF.
Coming September 11th!
@dougrdnaylor.bsky.social
July 10, 2025 at 9:29 AM
DETENTION JUST GOT DANGEROUS!
We’re delighted to share the cover for SIN BIN ISLAND, a thrilling magical adventure from DOUG NAYLOR the co-creator of RED DWARF.
Coming September 11th!
@dougrdnaylor.bsky.social
We’re delighted to share the cover for SIN BIN ISLAND, a thrilling magical adventure from DOUG NAYLOR the co-creator of RED DWARF.
Coming September 11th!
@dougrdnaylor.bsky.social
The EPIC, breathtaking conclusion to the FLEMBER series from bestselling author JAMIE SMART @jamiesmart.bsky.social is nearly here!
FLEMBER book five 💛 THE GOLDEN HEART 💛 publishes this November!
An unforgettable finale with imagination, adventure and heaps of heart! 🌟
🤩 Available to preorder now
FLEMBER book five 💛 THE GOLDEN HEART 💛 publishes this November!
An unforgettable finale with imagination, adventure and heaps of heart! 🌟
🤩 Available to preorder now
July 4, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The EPIC, breathtaking conclusion to the FLEMBER series from bestselling author JAMIE SMART @jamiesmart.bsky.social is nearly here!
FLEMBER book five 💛 THE GOLDEN HEART 💛 publishes this November!
An unforgettable finale with imagination, adventure and heaps of heart! 🌟
🤩 Available to preorder now
FLEMBER book five 💛 THE GOLDEN HEART 💛 publishes this November!
An unforgettable finale with imagination, adventure and heaps of heart! 🌟
🤩 Available to preorder now
🐰🐵⚡️Bunny vs Monkey: The Great Big Glitch is now out in PAPERBACK!💥
🧙♂️🐰How will Bunny, Monkey and the gang keep the Woods from breaking apart due to glitches galore?!🐵🤖
From the brilliant @jamiesmart.bsky.social
*first seen in the @the-phoenix-comic.bsky.social ⭐️
🧙♂️🐰How will Bunny, Monkey and the gang keep the Woods from breaking apart due to glitches galore?!🐵🤖
From the brilliant @jamiesmart.bsky.social
*first seen in the @the-phoenix-comic.bsky.social ⭐️
July 3, 2025 at 12:48 PM
🐰🐵⚡️Bunny vs Monkey: The Great Big Glitch is now out in PAPERBACK!💥
🧙♂️🐰How will Bunny, Monkey and the gang keep the Woods from breaking apart due to glitches galore?!🐵🤖
From the brilliant @jamiesmart.bsky.social
*first seen in the @the-phoenix-comic.bsky.social ⭐️
🧙♂️🐰How will Bunny, Monkey and the gang keep the Woods from breaking apart due to glitches galore?!🐵🤖
From the brilliant @jamiesmart.bsky.social
*first seen in the @the-phoenix-comic.bsky.social ⭐️
A boy.
His dog.
And a mystical realm. 🐺✨
We’re thrilled to announce that WILL WOLFHEART by @teresaheapy.bsky.social is OUT NOW! 🎉
An action-packed adventure that celebrates the unbreakable bond between a boy and his dog
🌟 Featuring stunning illustrations by Adam Beer!
Grab your copy today! 📖💫
His dog.
And a mystical realm. 🐺✨
We’re thrilled to announce that WILL WOLFHEART by @teresaheapy.bsky.social is OUT NOW! 🎉
An action-packed adventure that celebrates the unbreakable bond between a boy and his dog
🌟 Featuring stunning illustrations by Adam Beer!
Grab your copy today! 📖💫
July 3, 2025 at 8:41 AM
A boy.
His dog.
And a mystical realm. 🐺✨
We’re thrilled to announce that WILL WOLFHEART by @teresaheapy.bsky.social is OUT NOW! 🎉
An action-packed adventure that celebrates the unbreakable bond between a boy and his dog
🌟 Featuring stunning illustrations by Adam Beer!
Grab your copy today! 📖💫
His dog.
And a mystical realm. 🐺✨
We’re thrilled to announce that WILL WOLFHEART by @teresaheapy.bsky.social is OUT NOW! 🎉
An action-packed adventure that celebrates the unbreakable bond between a boy and his dog
🌟 Featuring stunning illustrations by Adam Beer!
Grab your copy today! 📖💫
🔒❤️
Jodie Jones is quick, shrewd and obsessed with words.
She's also hiding a painful secret...
We're delighted to reveal the cover for the brilliant @emmashevah.bsky.social's compelling and witty YA debut MY NAME IS JODIE JONES!
Publishing in September and available to pre-order now!
Jodie Jones is quick, shrewd and obsessed with words.
She's also hiding a painful secret...
We're delighted to reveal the cover for the brilliant @emmashevah.bsky.social's compelling and witty YA debut MY NAME IS JODIE JONES!
Publishing in September and available to pre-order now!
May 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
🔒❤️
Jodie Jones is quick, shrewd and obsessed with words.
She's also hiding a painful secret...
We're delighted to reveal the cover for the brilliant @emmashevah.bsky.social's compelling and witty YA debut MY NAME IS JODIE JONES!
Publishing in September and available to pre-order now!
Jodie Jones is quick, shrewd and obsessed with words.
She's also hiding a painful secret...
We're delighted to reveal the cover for the brilliant @emmashevah.bsky.social's compelling and witty YA debut MY NAME IS JODIE JONES!
Publishing in September and available to pre-order now!
There's a new mischief-maker in the Woods... 🐵
... on Planet Monkey, the laughs are out of this world! 🪐
We're delighted to share the cover for the new Bunny vs Monkey: Intergalactic Monkey Business*! 🌟
From the brilliant @jamiesmart.bsky.social
*first seen in the @the-phoenix-comic.bsky.social
... on Planet Monkey, the laughs are out of this world! 🪐
We're delighted to share the cover for the new Bunny vs Monkey: Intergalactic Monkey Business*! 🌟
From the brilliant @jamiesmart.bsky.social
*first seen in the @the-phoenix-comic.bsky.social
May 13, 2025 at 11:42 AM
There's a new mischief-maker in the Woods... 🐵
... on Planet Monkey, the laughs are out of this world! 🪐
We're delighted to share the cover for the new Bunny vs Monkey: Intergalactic Monkey Business*! 🌟
From the brilliant @jamiesmart.bsky.social
*first seen in the @the-phoenix-comic.bsky.social
... on Planet Monkey, the laughs are out of this world! 🪐
We're delighted to share the cover for the new Bunny vs Monkey: Intergalactic Monkey Business*! 🌟
From the brilliant @jamiesmart.bsky.social
*first seen in the @the-phoenix-comic.bsky.social
🚨We’re delighted to share the cover for the much-anticipated sequel to the award-winning and much-loved No Country…
NO REFUGE* by Joe Brady and Patrice Aggs is publishing this September!
Available to pre-order now.
*First seen in the @the-phoenix-comic.bsky.social
NO REFUGE* by Joe Brady and Patrice Aggs is publishing this September!
Available to pre-order now.
*First seen in the @the-phoenix-comic.bsky.social
May 7, 2025 at 11:56 AM
🚨We’re delighted to share the cover for the much-anticipated sequel to the award-winning and much-loved No Country…
NO REFUGE* by Joe Brady and Patrice Aggs is publishing this September!
Available to pre-order now.
*First seen in the @the-phoenix-comic.bsky.social
NO REFUGE* by Joe Brady and Patrice Aggs is publishing this September!
Available to pre-order now.
*First seen in the @the-phoenix-comic.bsky.social
🌟 We’re so excited to be revealing the gorgeous cover for DFB and Arvon’s 2024 Search for a Storyteller winner! 🎉🤩
'A Beautiful, Terrible Thing', from the incredible debut novelist Miranda Moore is a compulsively readable story about how grief, love and the poignant beauty of life intertwine!
'A Beautiful, Terrible Thing', from the incredible debut novelist Miranda Moore is a compulsively readable story about how grief, love and the poignant beauty of life intertwine!
May 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
🌟 We’re so excited to be revealing the gorgeous cover for DFB and Arvon’s 2024 Search for a Storyteller winner! 🎉🤩
'A Beautiful, Terrible Thing', from the incredible debut novelist Miranda Moore is a compulsively readable story about how grief, love and the poignant beauty of life intertwine!
'A Beautiful, Terrible Thing', from the incredible debut novelist Miranda Moore is a compulsively readable story about how grief, love and the poignant beauty of life intertwine!
Debut YA from award-winning author, @tasneemarashid.bsky.social, Odd Girl Out publishes today!🤩
Full of family drama, best friendships, house parties, heartbreak and a heroine you'll be rooting for from the start – you’ll struggle to put Odd Girl Out down!⭐
Full of family drama, best friendships, house parties, heartbreak and a heroine you'll be rooting for from the start – you’ll struggle to put Odd Girl Out down!⭐
April 10, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Debut YA from award-winning author, @tasneemarashid.bsky.social, Odd Girl Out publishes today!🤩
Full of family drama, best friendships, house parties, heartbreak and a heroine you'll be rooting for from the start – you’ll struggle to put Odd Girl Out down!⭐
Full of family drama, best friendships, house parties, heartbreak and a heroine you'll be rooting for from the start – you’ll struggle to put Odd Girl Out down!⭐
We're delighted to see that Tosh's Island has been chosen for the @readingagency.bsky.social's Picture Perfect #Booklist this month! 📚
Read more about the collection:
readingagency.org.uk/resources/12...
uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-re...?
@rheumatoidwrangler.bsky.social @conr4dic4l.bsky.social
Read more about the collection:
readingagency.org.uk/resources/12...
uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-re...?
@rheumatoidwrangler.bsky.social @conr4dic4l.bsky.social
April 8, 2025 at 11:19 AM
We're delighted to see that Tosh's Island has been chosen for the @readingagency.bsky.social's Picture Perfect #Booklist this month! 📚
Read more about the collection:
readingagency.org.uk/resources/12...
uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-re...?
@rheumatoidwrangler.bsky.social @conr4dic4l.bsky.social
Read more about the collection:
readingagency.org.uk/resources/12...
uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-re...?
@rheumatoidwrangler.bsky.social @conr4dic4l.bsky.social
A boy.
His dog.
And a mystical realm.
We're delighted to share the gorgeous cover for Will Wolfheart by Teresa Heapy @teresaheapy.bsky.social 🐺
An action-packed adventure about the incredible bond between a boy and his dog!
Publishing this JULY, with illustrations by Adam Beer
His dog.
And a mystical realm.
We're delighted to share the gorgeous cover for Will Wolfheart by Teresa Heapy @teresaheapy.bsky.social 🐺
An action-packed adventure about the incredible bond between a boy and his dog!
Publishing this JULY, with illustrations by Adam Beer
April 4, 2025 at 8:55 AM
A boy.
His dog.
And a mystical realm.
We're delighted to share the gorgeous cover for Will Wolfheart by Teresa Heapy @teresaheapy.bsky.social 🐺
An action-packed adventure about the incredible bond between a boy and his dog!
Publishing this JULY, with illustrations by Adam Beer
His dog.
And a mystical realm.
We're delighted to share the gorgeous cover for Will Wolfheart by Teresa Heapy @teresaheapy.bsky.social 🐺
An action-packed adventure about the incredible bond between a boy and his dog!
Publishing this JULY, with illustrations by Adam Beer
🚨 We’re so excited to be revealing the cover for the brand-new STAR CAT!* 🌟😺
By James Turner @patchworkofregrets.bsky.social and Yasmin Sheikh @nerderella.bsky.social
Star Cat: Unicorns in Space* is publishing this August! 🦄🦄🦄
*first seen in @the-phoenix-comic.bsky.social
By James Turner @patchworkofregrets.bsky.social and Yasmin Sheikh @nerderella.bsky.social
Star Cat: Unicorns in Space* is publishing this August! 🦄🦄🦄
*first seen in @the-phoenix-comic.bsky.social
April 2, 2025 at 9:11 AM
🚨 We’re so excited to be revealing the cover for the brand-new STAR CAT!* 🌟😺
By James Turner @patchworkofregrets.bsky.social and Yasmin Sheikh @nerderella.bsky.social
Star Cat: Unicorns in Space* is publishing this August! 🦄🦄🦄
*first seen in @the-phoenix-comic.bsky.social
By James Turner @patchworkofregrets.bsky.social and Yasmin Sheikh @nerderella.bsky.social
Star Cat: Unicorns in Space* is publishing this August! 🦄🦄🦄
*first seen in @the-phoenix-comic.bsky.social
🤩🎉 We're absolutely honoured to be shortlisted for both Children's Publisher of the Year and Independent Publisher of the Year at @thebookseller.com #BritishBookAwards! ✨
Congratulations to all the shortlistees!
We’re truly grateful to be part of such a wonderful community of storytellers!
🌟🌟🌟
Congratulations to all the shortlistees!
We’re truly grateful to be part of such a wonderful community of storytellers!
🌟🌟🌟
March 14, 2025 at 10:55 AM
🤩🎉 We're absolutely honoured to be shortlisted for both Children's Publisher of the Year and Independent Publisher of the Year at @thebookseller.com #BritishBookAwards! ✨
Congratulations to all the shortlistees!
We’re truly grateful to be part of such a wonderful community of storytellers!
🌟🌟🌟
Congratulations to all the shortlistees!
We’re truly grateful to be part of such a wonderful community of storytellers!
🌟🌟🌟
🎉 A huge congratulations to the amazing
@jamiesmart.bsky.social, who has been shortlisted for Illustrator of the Year, Children's Illustrated book AND Audiobook Fiction at the British Book Awards!! 🤩
Thank you @thebookseller.com!
*First in
@the-phoenix-comic.bsky.social
#BritishBookAwards
@jamiesmart.bsky.social, who has been shortlisted for Illustrator of the Year, Children's Illustrated book AND Audiobook Fiction at the British Book Awards!! 🤩
Thank you @thebookseller.com!
*First in
@the-phoenix-comic.bsky.social
#BritishBookAwards
March 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
🎉 A huge congratulations to the amazing
@jamiesmart.bsky.social, who has been shortlisted for Illustrator of the Year, Children's Illustrated book AND Audiobook Fiction at the British Book Awards!! 🤩
Thank you @thebookseller.com!
*First in
@the-phoenix-comic.bsky.social
#BritishBookAwards
@jamiesmart.bsky.social, who has been shortlisted for Illustrator of the Year, Children's Illustrated book AND Audiobook Fiction at the British Book Awards!! 🤩
Thank you @thebookseller.com!
*First in
@the-phoenix-comic.bsky.social
#BritishBookAwards
Mega Robo Bros: Final Form* is out now!!
To celebrate, the brilliant @neillcameron has signed the full series to giveaway to one lucky winner!
Simply comment below for a chance to win.
Good luck and happy reading!
*first seen in the @phoenixcomicuk
To celebrate, the brilliant @neillcameron has signed the full series to giveaway to one lucky winner!
Simply comment below for a chance to win.
Good luck and happy reading!
*first seen in the @phoenixcomicuk
February 13, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Mega Robo Bros: Final Form* is out now!!
To celebrate, the brilliant @neillcameron has signed the full series to giveaway to one lucky winner!
Simply comment below for a chance to win.
Good luck and happy reading!
*first seen in the @phoenixcomicuk
To celebrate, the brilliant @neillcameron has signed the full series to giveaway to one lucky winner!
Simply comment below for a chance to win.
Good luck and happy reading!
*first seen in the @phoenixcomicuk
Listen to Jenny Downham and @louis-p-hill.bsky.social talk with Nikki Gamble from the wonderful @justimagineteam about their thought-provoking new novel Let the Light In!
ow.ly/44k250UPmGB
ow.ly/44k250UPmGB
January 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Listen to Jenny Downham and @louis-p-hill.bsky.social talk with Nikki Gamble from the wonderful @justimagineteam about their thought-provoking new novel Let the Light In!
ow.ly/44k250UPmGB
ow.ly/44k250UPmGB
Wonderful to see @jamiesmart.bsky.social's incredible achievements over the past year in today's @the-bookseller.bsky.social Review of the Year!
Including Illustrator of the Year at the 2024 Nibbies! 🐰🐵
Including Illustrator of the Year at the 2024 Nibbies! 🐰🐵
January 17, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Wonderful to see @jamiesmart.bsky.social's incredible achievements over the past year in today's @the-bookseller.bsky.social Review of the Year!
Including Illustrator of the Year at the 2024 Nibbies! 🐰🐵
Including Illustrator of the Year at the 2024 Nibbies! 🐰🐵
🤩The latest @booksforkeeps.bsky.social issue is out and it's full of fantastic features! 🐰Including a piece with @jamiesmart.bsky.social about his career and the power of comics, as well as an interview with Let the Light In authors Jenny Downham and @louis-p-hill.bsky.socialon writing together.💙
January 16, 2025 at 10:40 AM
🤩The latest @booksforkeeps.bsky.social issue is out and it's full of fantastic features! 🐰Including a piece with @jamiesmart.bsky.social about his career and the power of comics, as well as an interview with Let the Light In authors Jenny Downham and @louis-p-hill.bsky.socialon writing together.💙
🎉 We're delighted that REWILD 🍃 won the ASE Book of the Year 2024 Award in the Secondary Category last night!
Congratulations to Ben Martynoga @mountainogre.bsky.social
and Moose Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social!
Thank you to the @associationscied.bsky.social team!
ow.ly/HWnk50UEEB2
Congratulations to Ben Martynoga @mountainogre.bsky.social
and Moose Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social!
Thank you to the @associationscied.bsky.social team!
ow.ly/HWnk50UEEB2
January 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
🎉 We're delighted that REWILD 🍃 won the ASE Book of the Year 2024 Award in the Secondary Category last night!
Congratulations to Ben Martynoga @mountainogre.bsky.social
and Moose Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social!
Thank you to the @associationscied.bsky.social team!
ow.ly/HWnk50UEEB2
Congratulations to Ben Martynoga @mountainogre.bsky.social
and Moose Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social!
Thank you to the @associationscied.bsky.social team!
ow.ly/HWnk50UEEB2
🔎🐦⬛ Help Pandora find her way through the mysterious Puzzlevale. Pandora in Puzzlevale*, written and illustrated by
@paulduffield.bsky.social , Siobhan McKenna, and @poqu.bsky.social , was first seen in the @the-phoenix-comic.bsky.social! 🪶🌫️
@paulduffield.bsky.social , Siobhan McKenna, and @poqu.bsky.social , was first seen in the @the-phoenix-comic.bsky.social! 🪶🌫️
January 10, 2025 at 12:24 PM
🔎🐦⬛ Help Pandora find her way through the mysterious Puzzlevale. Pandora in Puzzlevale*, written and illustrated by
@paulduffield.bsky.social , Siobhan McKenna, and @poqu.bsky.social , was first seen in the @the-phoenix-comic.bsky.social! 🪶🌫️
@paulduffield.bsky.social , Siobhan McKenna, and @poqu.bsky.social , was first seen in the @the-phoenix-comic.bsky.social! 🪶🌫️
🚨Attention public libraries!🚨
To celebrate the launch of Let the Light In we've produced free print and digital resources for libraries with the @readingagency.bsky.social
Find the details here: ow.ly/ARZv50UAVKS
Available until 24th Jan, or until stocks last.
To celebrate the launch of Let the Light In we've produced free print and digital resources for libraries with the @readingagency.bsky.social
Find the details here: ow.ly/ARZv50UAVKS
Available until 24th Jan, or until stocks last.
January 8, 2025 at 9:10 AM
🚨Attention public libraries!🚨
To celebrate the launch of Let the Light In we've produced free print and digital resources for libraries with the @readingagency.bsky.social
Find the details here: ow.ly/ARZv50UAVKS
Available until 24th Jan, or until stocks last.
To celebrate the launch of Let the Light In we've produced free print and digital resources for libraries with the @readingagency.bsky.social
Find the details here: ow.ly/ARZv50UAVKS
Available until 24th Jan, or until stocks last.
Let the Light In by Jenny Downham and @louis-p-hill.bsky.social is OUT NOW! Beautifully written and with a compellingly woven dual narrative, Let the Light In follows siblings in difficult circumstances, who make choices that ripple out wider than expected.❤️💙
January 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Let the Light In by Jenny Downham and @louis-p-hill.bsky.social is OUT NOW! Beautifully written and with a compellingly woven dual narrative, Let the Light In follows siblings in difficult circumstances, who make choices that ripple out wider than expected.❤️💙
Let the Light Out by @louis-p-hill.bsky.social and Jenny Downham comes out today and if you didn't already have a reason to get your hands on it why not check out this 5 star review from The Telegraph's Emily Bearn!
www.telegraph.co.uk/books/childr...
www.telegraph.co.uk/books/childr...
January 2, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Let the Light Out by @louis-p-hill.bsky.social and Jenny Downham comes out today and if you didn't already have a reason to get your hands on it why not check out this 5 star review from The Telegraph's Emily Bearn!
www.telegraph.co.uk/books/childr...
www.telegraph.co.uk/books/childr...
#DFBDecember Day 24
To say thank you for a wonderful year, we’re giving away 5 bundles including DFB branded chocolate, a set of Adventuremice pins, and more!
To enter, like and follow!
Winner chosen at random. UK entries only. Closes 31st Dec
Prizes will be sent in Jan
To say thank you for a wonderful year, we’re giving away 5 bundles including DFB branded chocolate, a set of Adventuremice pins, and more!
To enter, like and follow!
Winner chosen at random. UK entries only. Closes 31st Dec
Prizes will be sent in Jan
December 24, 2024 at 12:21 PM
#DFBDecember Day 24
To say thank you for a wonderful year, we’re giving away 5 bundles including DFB branded chocolate, a set of Adventuremice pins, and more!
To enter, like and follow!
Winner chosen at random. UK entries only. Closes 31st Dec
Prizes will be sent in Jan
To say thank you for a wonderful year, we’re giving away 5 bundles including DFB branded chocolate, a set of Adventuremice pins, and more!
To enter, like and follow!
Winner chosen at random. UK entries only. Closes 31st Dec
Prizes will be sent in Jan
#DFBDecember Day 18
We’re giving away 3 signed copies of Jamie Smart's latest Bunny vs Monkey books, as well as a signed copy of The Gigantic Joke Fight!
To enter, like this post and comment your favourite BvM character!
Winners chosen at random. UK entries only. Closes 5pm 19th December
We’re giving away 3 signed copies of Jamie Smart's latest Bunny vs Monkey books, as well as a signed copy of The Gigantic Joke Fight!
To enter, like this post and comment your favourite BvM character!
Winners chosen at random. UK entries only. Closes 5pm 19th December
December 18, 2024 at 3:00 PM
#DFBDecember Day 18
We’re giving away 3 signed copies of Jamie Smart's latest Bunny vs Monkey books, as well as a signed copy of The Gigantic Joke Fight!
To enter, like this post and comment your favourite BvM character!
Winners chosen at random. UK entries only. Closes 5pm 19th December
We’re giving away 3 signed copies of Jamie Smart's latest Bunny vs Monkey books, as well as a signed copy of The Gigantic Joke Fight!
To enter, like this post and comment your favourite BvM character!
Winners chosen at random. UK entries only. Closes 5pm 19th December