On Friday 1 August we were delighted to join Neill Cameron and a fantastic crowd of children and adults to celebrate the launch of his fabulous new book - HOW TO MAKE AWESOME COMICS!

It's a big day today for our sister company The Phoenix Comic - they have been featured in the Guardian newspaper!

We were thrilled to be invited to celebrate Close to the Wind by Jon Walter at his book launch on 9th July 2014.

Hugest congratulations are in order, as last night Wayland: The Tale of the Smith from the Far North won the CLPE Poetry Award - the only Award for published poetry for children.

Thursday 3 July sees the launch of the fabulous third book in our Phoenix Presents series. Corpse Talk by Adam Murphy!

On Thursday 3rd July, we publish ‘Shadow Of The Wolf’, a stunning debut by Tim Hall which reimagines the Robin Hood legend.

Just for you, here’s the opening extract from Jon Walter’s magnificent Close To The Wind.

A huge hurrah from all of us here at DFB, as our first two books have been launched into the world!

SF Said, the author of Phoenix and Varjak Paw, appeared on Radio 4’s Four Thought on Wednesday 21st May, to give an inspiring talk to a live audience about the importance of children’s literature.

David Fickling Books are delighted to announce the acquisition of two books from Lisa Williamson, including her debut novel, THE ART OF BEING NORMAL.

Wayland: The Tale of the Smith from the Far North, written by Tony Mitton and illustrated by John Lawrence, has been shortlisted for the Centre of Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) Poetry Award!

Debut author Tim Hall vistied the office to sign the proofs of his first book...