🎉FESTIVE MEGA COMPETITION ALERT!
Win a copy of every book we’ve published in 2020 in our epic Christmas giveaway!
Simply follow us, retweet & tag a friend who’d love this prize to enter!
Prize available in the UK only. Competition closes on 22nd Dec 2020.
Good luck!🎄🎁🎄🎁
🌟🌟🌟 Win this awesome BUNNY VS MONKEY bundle of goodies! 🌟🌟🌟
➡️ Follow & RT by 31/12 to win a copy of Machine Mayhem *signed* by
@jamiesmart
, bookmarks, posters & Bunny and Monkey pins! UK only - good luck! 🍀
Happy
#RandomActsOfKindnessDay
❤️
We'll send 5 people a book of their choice from these shelves! Follow, retweet & reply something happy (gif/emoji/happy quote etc!). Closes midnight!
We love this from Jenny Downham's
#FuriousThing
. Let's make every day an acts of kindness day.
📯Announcing:
✨HER DARK WINGS - a brand new YA novel by
@MESalisbury
✨
An exquisitely written, utterly compelling, empowering modern-day take on the Persephone myth. We could not be more excited to publish this remarkable story on 7th July!
🌺Stunning cover by Leo Nickolls
🐯TYGER by SF Said, illustrated by
@DaveMcKean
is:
✨'a masterpiece' Frank Cottrell-Boyce
✨'a gem' Malorie Blackman
✨'perfection' Sophie Anderson
✨A Book of the Year in The Times
Follow & RT by 31/12 for a chance to win a copy signed by
@whatSFSaid
! UK only - good luck!🍀✨
🐒 Day 3 of
#DFBDecember
is here, and it's
@jamiesmart
themed! 🎁
🐷For the chance to win a Bunny vs Monkey Poster, a matching bookmark and a copy of The Impossible Pig, tag someone who makes you laugh 😂
UK entries only. Ends 4 Dec at 5pm
🎄
#DFBDecember
Advent Calendar - Day 1! 🎁
❄️Follow us and reply with your favourite winter-themed emoji for the chance to win an Adventuremice poster, a print signed, a sticker sheet, a Pedro standee and a copy of Mice on the Ice! ⛸
UK entries only. Closes 2 Dec at 5pm
🎊 BUMPER BUNNY VS MONKEY BUNDLE! 🎊
Celebrate the awesomeness of this series with us!
Win two new remastered BUNNY VS MONKEY books, a BvM t shirt for kids & a BvM t shirt for adults!
Follow us &
@jamiesmart
, RT & tag a friend to enter
Closes 2pm 7 Feb, UK only
Good luck! 🌟
💫BUNNY VS MONKEY: MACHINE MAYHEM! is out today in utterly glorious hardback!💫
@jamiesmart
's bestselling series continues with more silliness & hilarity than ever!
To celebrate, we have 5 limited ed. Bunny & Monkey pins to give away 🤩 Follow & RT to win, by 12pm 07/10/2022🍀
🐯 We have a very special guest at the DFB Storyhouse today - the wonderful
@whatSFSaid
is here to sign proofs of TYGER!
🤩 This enchanting, captivating, thought-provoking book has a stunning cover & inside art by
@DaveMcKean
, and will publish in October!
🎊EPIC LOOSHKIN GIVEAWAY!🎊
🎉
@jamiesmart
's hilarious graphic novel about the world's maddest cat is guaranteed pure silliness & fun!
🎁One winner will win a
@phoenixcomicuk
backpack, and three runners-up will get a Looshkin t-shirt!
➡️Follow & RT by 5pm, 8th April. Good luck!
🖤🥀Surprise! We're doing a HER DARK WINGS giveaway!🥀🖤
✨For the chance to win a copy, plus a matching bookmark, follow this account and
@MESalisbury
and retweet this tweet! Good luck! 🤞
Entries close Friday, 3 November at 5pm. UK only.
In DAEMON VOICES, Philip Pullman explores the origin of his own stories; the craft of writing & importance of stories in our culture.
We’re giving away TWO SIGNED copies! Reply telling us what animal your daemon would be & use
#DaemonVoices
*accompanying gifs/photos encouraged
It's impossible not to love
@MarcusRashford
isn't it?
As if doing everything he can to improve the lives of children in this country wasn't enough, he also has impeccable taste!
Here he is with
@DanFreedman99
's Unstoppable, a brilliant book we're very proud to have published!
🌲
#DFBDecember
Advent Calendar – Day 9!🎁 Have you heard? There's a scary monster in the woods!😧 For the chance to win
@DaveShelton
's page-turning story, a poster and standee, follow us and comment your favourite green emoji! 🌲🌿🤞
UK entries only, ends December 11th at 5pm
🎉 HAPPY WORLD BOOK DAY from everyone at DFB! 🎉
To celebrate, we're giving away a copy of all our March titles 🥳 Follow us, and tag a brilliant school library who we could give the books to! 📚
Competition closes at 9am, Monday 8 March ✨
🦁 ROAR-some giveaway! 🦁
We have 10 ✨signed✨ copies of ROAR LIKE A LION looking for new homes!
To enter, follow & RT, and let us know what animal you'd love to be best friends with 🐾
UK only, closes 5pm 1st December. Good luck! 🍀🌟
Fri-YAY!🎉
Congrats everyone on getting through the first days back at school!
To celebrate, we’re giving away 3 copies of Dave Shelton’s hilarious Emily Lime Librarian Detective: The Book Case📚
Just RT to enter (& make sure you’re following us &
@DaveShelton
) by 9am 9.9.19!
‘Utterly,’ the waves were whispering. ‘Utterly. . .’
To celebrate
#WorldOceansDay
we're giving away 3 proofs of Utterly Dark and the Face of the Deep by Philip Reeve! A thrilling, magical story, out 2nd September 💙
Follow us & RT to enter. Closes 5pm, 9th June. Good luck! 🌊✨
✨Day 7 of the
#DFBDecember
Advent Calendar!🎁
For the chance to win this heart-warming picture book by
@anna_terreros
, as well as a Puffin pin, follow us and tag someone who makes the world a better place! 💙🌍
UK entries only. Closes December 8th at 5pm🎄
🌟
#DFBDecember
Advent Calendar - Day 5!🎄
Behind this window you'll find... a very special
@jamiesmart
Bunny vs Monkey National Book Token! 🤩 £10 could be yours to spend, but what would you spend it on? Let us know in the comments for the chance to win this gift card! 🎁
🎁
#DFBDecember
Day 24!🎉
For the chance to win this EPIC comic book bundle (+ the 9TH Bunny vs Monkey book–out in January!😱) and a very special print signed by
@jamiesmart
to celebrate DFB's 10 year anniversary in 2024, comment what superpower you'd have!
UK only. Ends 25 Dec🤞
IT’S ALPACA DAY! 😍😍😍
We have TWO signed copies of This Book Has Alpacas and Bears to give away! 🥳🥳
Alfonso the Alpaca is fed up that he can’t find any books about alpacas! What animal would you like to see in more books? Retweet & reply for a chance to win! 🐹🐨🦁🐷🦄🐞🐥
Look at these sensationally spinechilling BOO-ks!
😉🎃🕸️🖤
Two lucky winners will receive ALL SEVEN SPOOKY reads!
Just follow, RT, & tell us your plans for Halloween evening (use words, emojis, gifs or photos - we'll be 🔪🎃& 📖☕️🌙!)
*Ends midnight Friday 1st Nov*
✨Win our beautiful September books!
🌊THE LUCKY BOTTLE by Chris Wormell: a breathtaking illustrated adventure with a magical twist
🍂UTTERLY DARK AND THE HEART OF THE WILD by Philip Reeve: an enchanting story of nature, friendship & magic
➡️Follow & RT by 12pm 2/9/22, UK only
They've done the double! TYGER, written by
@whatSFSaid
& illustrated by
@DaveMcKean
, is longlisted for both The Yoto Carnegie Medals for Writing and Illustration! Such a special achievement for a truly special book... congratulations, SF & Dave!
#YotoCarnegies24
@CarnegieMedals
The Magic Place is out TOMORROW! We are VERY excited 🤩🥳😍
To win a copy (and a gorgeous bookmark!) share a photo of a place that's special to you and use
#TheMagicPlace
🌟
✨
#DFBDecember
: Day 2✨
A full set of the Garvie Smith Mysteries, AND some special Garvie bookmarks!
Let us know who your favourite fictional detective is (apart from Garvie 💙) for a chance to win this addictive YA series 📚
(Closes midnight tonight 💫)
This year, instead of cards, DFB has made a contribution to the
@Booktrust
campaign to support books for children who are vulnerable or in care. Merry Christmas to all readers out there! May you be filled with joy and stories...
❄️ It's
#DFBDecember
Day 21 😍
🐧For the chance to win a copy of Evil Emperor Penguin: Antics in Antarctica, The World Will be Mine and a signed print, follow us, follow the creator
@Lillustrator
and tag a bookish friend in the comments!🤞
UK entries only. Ends 22 Dec at 5pm
✨POW! Day 15 of
#DFBDecember
is here!🦾
💥 For the chance to win
@neillcameron
's latest, electrifying MEGA ROBO BROS graphic novel CARNIVAL CRISIS and matching posters, follow us and tag a friend who shares your love for adventure! 😧
UK entries only. Ends 16 Dec at 5pm
🐾Day 19 of
#DFBDecember
!🐯
🎁 For the chance to win a copy of Tyger by
@whatSFSaid
, a matching postcard, poster and signed print by the illustrator
@DaveMcKean
, follow us and eave as many pawprints and tigers as you can in the comments!🧡
UK entries only. Ends 20 Dec at 5pm
🥁 Drum roll please:
@jamiesmart
's new-look, chunky comic books have officially sold OVER A QUARTER OF A MILLION COPIES!
🎉That's over 250,000 young readers giggling at Bunny vs Monkey & Looshkin since July 2020! Hugest congratulations, Jamie!
⚡️
@JodieHodges31
⚡️
@phoenixcomicuk
✨
#DFBDecember
Advent Calendar - Day 1✨
It’s going to be an UNSTOPPABLE month! ❤️
Twins Roxy & Kaine are headed for sporting superstardom.
Follow us & reply with your favourite sport for a chance to win a signed copy of this gripping YA novel! ⚽️🎾
(closes 23:59 tonight💫)
🎉🎈Today is a special day - BONE TALK by Candy Gourlay has been shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie 2019 Medal! Congratulations Candy! We're so happy for you - and for Samkad and Little Luki 🎉🎈
@candygourlay
@CILIPCKG
#CKG2019
#bestchildrensbooks
We're overjoyed to be shortlisted for the
#BritishBookAwards
!
🎊Children's Publisher & Small Press of the Year
🐰Children's Illustrated Book: Bunny vs Monkey: Rise of the Maniacal Badger
@jamiesmart
🐯Children's Fiction: Tyger
@whatSFSaid
@DaveMcKean
🎧Fiction Audiobook: Tyger
Lexi's angry. And it's getting worse. She tries to push her fury down, but her rage is there for a reason. It simmers below the surface, waiting to erupt. There'll be fireworks when it does.
Win Jenny Downham's FURIOUS THING in paperback (out 4 Feb) - follow, RT & tag a friend💖
🌟Today's giveaway is a bundle of beautiful THE LUCKY BOTTLE postcards! Chris Wormell's latest book is exciting, beautifully illustrated & perfect for readers who love twisty tales.
🌊Uncork a little bit of magic & a whole lot of adventure...
➡️Follow & RT by 31/12, UK only 🍀
The BBC's Imagine documentary series will feature the one and only
@PhilipPullman
this evening! Make sure you're watching 10.45pm, BBC One, Imagine... Philip Pullman: Angels and Daemons
There must always be a Watcher on Wildsea...
We're overjoyed to be publishing Philip Reeve's novel Utterly Dark and the Face of the Deep. A stunning story of mystery & delight by a truly exceptional author! Announced today in
@thebookseller
!
Beautiful cover by
@paddydonnelly
✨
✨
#DFBDecember
: Day 7✨
Happy Saturday! 🎉
Make sure you’re following us &
@lindanewbery
and Retweet this tweet, for a chance to win a copy of the stunning The Key To Flambards 🗝
(Closes 23:59 tonight💫)
✨
#DFBDecember
: Day 22✨
Laura Ellen Anderson’s laugh-out-loud, delightfully evil graphic novels starring
🐧Evil Emperor Penguin
🐱Evil Cat
🦄Keith the unicorn
are up for grabs! If you took over the world, what would you do first? Tell us for a chance to win!
(💫Closes 23:59)
🎄Swipe to open Day 17 of the
#DFBDecember
Advent Calendar! ✨
🦉For the chance to win a copy of the heart-warming Owl or Pussycat by Michael Morpurgo and Polly Dunbar, along with a signed print, tell us your favourite part of the festive season!🥰
UK only. Ends 18 Dec at 5pm
❄️
#DFBDecember
Advent Calendar Day 11✨
Animal Island is festively frosty in
@jamiesmart
's Search for the Ice Chaffy!☃️For the chance to win this wintery Max & Chaffy bundle, let us know what you would name your chaffy if you found one!💙
UK entries only. Ends Dec 13 at 5pm
✨
#DFBDecember
: Day 15✨
10 days until the magic day! 🌟
Tell us the most magical part of Christmas for you, for a chance to win a copy of Chris Wormell’s stunning The Magic Place & some special bookmarks 🤩
(Closes 23:59💫)
We’re DELIGHTED & so proud that Jenny Downham’s phenomenal
#FuriousThing
is shortlisted for the Costa Children’s Book Award 2019! 🎉
This book explores the myriad ways a girl’s sense of self can be whittled away & what happens when she fights back. Thank you
@CostaBookAwards
! ❤️
🚨 BIG NEWS:
@jamiesmart
's comic books have now sold ✨over half a million✨ copies! Congratulations, Jamie!🥳
Huge thanks to each & every passionate bookseller for making this happen♥️ Also, to the brilliant
@phoenixcomicuk
team! Jamie's comics first appeared in The Phoenix🌟
✨
#DFBDecember
: Day 14✨
Do you dare to answer The Call❓
Today’s prize is Peadar Ó’Guilín’s dark & unputdownable thriller, which was shortlisted for the YA Book Prize in 2017!
Make sure you’re following us &
@TheCallYA
, & RT to enter!
(Closes 23:59💫)
A special joy to see
@thebookseller
's cover today🥰
Thank you
@benedictepage
for a wonderful profile on David, as we begin DFB's 10th year as an indie publisher!
'"A box of fireworks" is how David Fickling rather delightfully describes the output of David Fickling Books...'💥
3 best friends.
2 first loves.
1 stolen baby.
Everything is about to change for Frankie, Jojo & Ram...
FIRST DAY OF MY LIFE celebrates best-friendship, first loves, & unexpected surprises. And the proofs are in! 🎊🌟🎊🌟
By the fabulous Lisa Williamson - out in July!
Magic happens in the hush of the night, when the stars start to glitter & the moon shines bright...
Award-winning Pam Smy (
#Thornhill
) has created a beautiful picture book about the magic of following your dreams & believing in yourself.
A truly gorgeous story - out TODAY! 🌟
✨
#DFBDecember
: Day 23✨
We hope your Christmas is out of this world!🚀
If you could spend Christmas anywhere at all, where would you choose?
Today’s prize is TINY LITTLE ROCKET, written & signed by our very own David Fickling & illustrated by
@R_Collingridge
!
(Closes 23:59)
So delighted to announce Bone Talk has been long-listed for the 2019 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Children's Book Awards.
Such amazing news
@candygourlay
@CILIPCKG
! Such and honour and we will be keeping our fingers crossed for you Candy! 🙌📚🎉😁
Today's plan:
- Read brilliant books
- Work on exciting projects
- GO TO THE HIS DARK MATERIALS TV SHOW SCREENING IN LONDON
WHAT A DAY
🎉!!🎉!!🎉!!🎉!!🎉!!🎉!!🎉!!
🐯✨ TYGER by
@whatSFSaid
, illustrated by
@DaveMcKean
, is nominated for *both* the Writing & Illustration Yoto
@CarnegieMedals
! We're delighted that this truly special collaboration is being recognised in this way - congratulations, SF & Dave! 🥳🥳🥳
🚨🐰🐵 BUNNY VS MONKEY: Bunny Bonanza* is a NUMBER ONE children's bestseller! Topping the chart with over 9,000 copies sold in a week - HUGE congratulations,
@jamiesmart
! ✨💥
What a way to kick off DFB's 10th year as an indie publisher 🥳♥️🎊
*First seen in
@phoenixcomicuk
!
✨WISHED✨ is an incredibly funny, touching, wise & inspiring story, about how the biggest wishes can come true in the most unexpected ways.
💫 To celebrate publication, we're giving away a copy! Follow & RT by 5pm, 8th April for a chance to win! UK only.
🌟 What a year! 🌟
Thank you to everyone who’s been part of the DFB village this year & made 2019 so special 🤩
Wishing everyone a wonderful 2020 full of joy, happiness & more great stories! ❤️
��
#DFBDecember
: Day 19✨
JESSICA’S GHOST by Andrew Norriss is ‘a hymn to the joys of being different’ - The Guardian ❤️
Tell us something that’s bringing you joy at the moment to be in with a chance to win a signed copy!
(💫Closes 23:59)
FRI-YAY competition! 🎉
Win a SIGNED copy of the brand new edition of Bunny vs Monkey!
Jamie Smart’s Bunny vs Monkey 1&2 in one AMAZING volume.
A chunky bundle of comic awesomeness, guaranteed to make you laugh🤣
📱Follow & RT to enter
🏡UK residents only
📆Ends 24 July, 10am
Thank you so much to everyone who made our 2019 Showcase so special! It was magical to share the evening and celebrate our wonderful authors with so many brilliant people from the book world - thank you all for being part of the DFB village ❤️
✨
#DFBDecember
: Day 21✨
🎉A Jamie Smart extravaganza!🎉
Make sure you’re following us &
@jamiesmart
, and Retweet this tweet, for a chance to win
🐰🐵 BUNNY VS MONKEY 1, 2 & 3
and
🐱LOOSHKIN!
(💫Closes 23:59)
✨
#DFBDecember
: Day 10✨
It’s a
@neillcameron
bundle! 🤩
Alex & Freddy are brothers...
SUPER-AWESOME SUPERHERO ROBOT BROTHERS 💥
The explosive graphic novels Mega Robo Bros 1, 2 & 3 are up for grabs - tell us what superpower you’d love to have!
(Closes 23:59💫)
✨
#DFBDecember
: Day 16✨
Adam & Lisa Murphy’s non-fiction graphic novels bring the dead famous to life!
If you could chat to any famous person who’s passed on, who would it be?
A winner will receive 4 CT books:
👊Rebels
👑Queens & Kings
🧪Scientists
💃Women
(Closes 23:59💫)
✨
#DFBDecember
: Day 11✨
Candy Gourlay’s mesmerising BONE TALK takes place in the Philippines, 100 years ago.
If you could visit any period in time, when would you choose? ⏳
One lucky tweeter will win a copy! ❤️
The lovely
@LissaKEvans
came to the DFB Storyhouse today! We simply cannot wait for everyone to discover the joyful, life-affirming magic of WISHED, when it publishes in April 🕯✨
🥳2024 will mark 10 years since DFB became an independent publisher!
✨Showcase
🎉Party
🔥Phoenix Rising: a collaboration between
@phoenixcomicuk
&
@_CreativeAccess
👀Search for a Storyteller: a collab between DFB &
@arvonfoundation
& MORE! Stay tuned!
We're so excited to reveal the cover (and sprayed edges!) for FIRST DAY OF MY LIFE by Lisa Williamson! 😍
'A love letter to best-friendship in all its messy, intense, heartbreaking glory' - coming July 2020 💕
✨
#DFBDecember
: Day 5✨
Two gripping, soul-shaking novels imagining the future are up for grabs today!
Tell us in emojis what you want in your future to be in with a chance of winning 🤩
We’ll go first: 📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚🍰🐶☀️📚📚📚
(Closes 23:59💫)
✨
#DFBDecember
: Day 13✨
Friday 13th - what better day to dive into
@NickWardBooks
’ The Night’s Realm? A spooky but charming story about facing your fears when everything seems dark 🖤
Tag someone who helps you feel brave to be in with a chance to win!
(Closes 23:59💫)
CONGRATULATIONS to
@LissaKEvans
for being shortlisted for this year’s
@CostaBookAwards
for
#WedWabbit
! The children’s fiction category is incredible - we couldn’t be happier for all the nominated authors! 😊👍👏🎉📚
🎉 Introducing a very special DFB December! 🎄🌟
From 1st - 24th, we’re running a bookish Advent Calendar 😍
A book (or 2!) is behind each of these windows - details of each day’s giveaway will be on here AND our Instagram! 💫
Get festive with DFB! ❤️💚
✨
#DFBDecember
: Day 17✨
Up for grabs today is the hilarious, bonkers King Coo! 👑
Coo has a fabulous furry sidekick: Herbert the wombat. Which fictional animal would you love to have always by your side? 🐻🦁🐷
(Closes 23:59💫)
Huge congratulations to our very own David Fickling who is shortlisted for 'Editor of the Year', and La Belle Sauvage for being shortlisted in the 'Children's Book of the Year'category!
#BBA
#Nibbies
🎁
#DFBDecember
Day 13 is one you won't want to miss!🎄
😹Dive into the hilarious world of
@jamiesmart
's Looshkin. For the chance to win Oof! Right in the Puddings!, a matching pin & standee, comment your wildest childhood story below!💙
UK entries only. Ends Dec 14 at 5pm