David and Goliath (Pop-Up Bible Story Book)

David and Goliath tells the story of a shepherd boy who faced a giant, using paper engineering that lifts the scene off the page on every spread. The text stays close to the biblical account and short enough to hold a young child’s attention through to the end.

What’s inside David and Goliath

The pop-ups do the work that keeps a small child in the book: the valley opens out, the armies face each other, the sling comes round, the giant falls. A child who has seen it once will open it again to make the pages move, and the story goes in on the second and third reading rather than the first.

Underneath the mechanics is the point of the story — that courage came from trusting God rather than from size or strength. The book lets that land through the narrative rather than stopping to explain it.

• Hardcover with pop-up spreads throughout
• Text drawn closely from the biblical account
• Short enough for one sitting with a young child
• Built for repeat readings rather than a single one
• Part of the Safeliz interactive Bible story range

Who this book is for

For children roughly 3 to 8, and the adult reading to them. It works as a bedtime book, a Sabbath School resource, and a birthday or dedication gift.

It is also one of the easiest titles in this catalogue to give to a family outside the church, because a pop-up book is a gift before it is anything else.

About the author and publisher

Produced by Editorial Safeliz, whose interactive Bible story range is distributed through Adventist publishing across Africa, Europe and Latin America. Safeliz’s children’s titles are built to a production standard that survives actual children.

David and Goliath sits in our Children & Youth range with the companion pop-ups The Fiery Furnace and Queen Esther.

Questions about this book

What age is this book for?

Roughly 3 to 8. Younger children enjoy the pop-ups; the story lands from about four.

How durable are the pop-ups?

They are built for children rather than collectors, but pop-up mechanisms are paper. A three-year-old will need an adult nearby for the first few readings.

Are there other titles in the range?

Yes. The Fiery Furnace and Queen Esther are both available in this catalogue, and further titles in the range exist — contact HHES for availability.

Is it suitable for Sabbath School?

Yes, and it is widely used that way. A pop-up book holds a class of small children in a way a flat picture book does not.

Does it stay close to the Bible account?

Yes. The text follows 1 Samuel 17 rather than embellishing it.