Weekly Newsletter, information plus monthly newsletter - Week 15

19th December 2025
Safeguarding Public Statement  (from Faber & Faber)

This morning, we became aware that the website www.funwithhumphrey.com which is advertised on the back of various titles in the ‘Humphrey’ series by Faber author Betty G. Birney now leads to a malicious website. This website is not in any way associated with Faber or the author Betty Birney. 

We are taking this matter extremely seriously, and acting, as a matter of urgency. All affected stock is now frozen. We have immediately paused on the sale and distribution of those books. We have reported the site to the National Cyber Security Centre.  

 

We are asking people not to visit the website and to ensure that children do not visit it either. We are asking anyone who has copies of these titles to remove these books from their shelves and return them to us, until such time as they can be replaced.

 

Ebook editions of these books have already been amended.

 

The affected titles are listed below, 

 

978-0571282500 - Secrets According to Humphrey

978-0571328338 - Holidays According to Humphrey

978-0571248186 - Friendship According to Humphrey

978-0571328352 - Mysteries According to Humphrey

978-0571284191 - Spring According to Humphrey

978-0571328383 - Imagination According to Humphrey

978-0571328390 - World According to Humphrey

978-0571328369 - Christmas According to Humphrey

978-0571255429 - School According to Humphrey

 

We sincerely apologise for all inconvenience and distress that this will have caused and to all Humphrey fans.