David & Goliat is a new publisher, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. We want to combine making great books with the production of electronic publications such as eBooks and apps. Because children today are growing up without knowing the difference between new and traditional media. And because kids will always love a good story, now and in the future. These concepts are ready for co-edition. If you are interested to see more of our plans, please do not hesitate to contact us: Dit e-mailadres is beschermd tegen spambots. U heeft JavaScript nodig om het te kunnen zien. .

We will visit Bologna 2012. See you there!
Jonas Nouwen and Carolien Vader, publishers 

 

Billy the Chick

Billy lives with his brothers and sisters in a dangerous place. There is a fox about and sometimes one of the siblings gets stolen. But Billy is a smart little chick and not easily frightened. He builds clever devises to out smart the hungry fox and protect himself and his siblings. But the fox is willing to put up a fight. Who will outwit the other?

Billy the Chick is a classic fairytale and combines the best of cat & mouse, wolf & piglets, coyote & roadrunner, cowboys & indians.

This book will be made into a playful and interactive app for iPad and Android Tablets, available in several languages (including all co-edition countries). 3+.

 

 

The boy in the book

Aduba lives with his mother and baby brother in Africa. One day he finds a book about a boy. The boy has no colour! With his white hair and blue eyes, he drives in cars and lives in castles. Aduba is curious about this strange boy.

Tom lost his diary, traveling with his father through Africa. He is so sad. Africa is a magical place, where all things are colorful and different. Then he sees a boy carrying a familiar looking book!

The boy in the book is a colorful story about an unlikely friendship. The book and multi ligual eBook tells the tale of the parallel lives of an European and an African boy and the emerging friendship after they finally meet. 4+.

 

 

 

Scarf’s adventures

Zara watches her mother as she ties a scarf round her hair. ‘Can I have one too?’, she asks. ‘Of course’, her mother replies. Then they go outside for a bike ride. But the strong wind has a different plan with Zara’s headscarf. And off it flies. The scarf is found by Tim, he ties it round his eyes and becomes a pirate. The Lilly finds the scarf and folds it into a blanket for her doll. After that the scarf is made in to a tent and is used as a flying carpet. Finally it ends up in the hands of Megan’s mother. She uses the fabric to make a little dolls dress with matching head scarf for the birthday party of… a little girl called Zara.

Scarf’s adventure is a book and multi lingual eBook for all children growing up in multi cultural society. The book is donated in The Netherlands to an organisation with volunteer readers aimed at improving language skill of Dutch children with different ethnical and cultural backgrounds. 4+.

 

Jonas and the Whale

It took nearly forty years for the pictures of this book to be discovered, hidden away safely in the archives of artist Sylvia Oudkerk from Amsterdam. She made these fine ink drawings during a long voyage, sailing Europe’s coastlines between 1973 and 1975. They were meant to be a magical journal for her three-year old son. Now the son has grown and the drawings have turned into a modern-day fairytale about a boy on a boat. Having no friends to play with, the boy turns to his animal friends for adventure.

The design of this modern day fairy tale is made so that the vintage ink drawings are accompanied by subtle colours to make it suitable for a children’s book. The book has a narrated movie on Youtube. 3+.

 

 

Fairytales in photographs

As one of Holland’s most famous portrait photographer, Tessa Posthuma de Boer turned her art into this beautiful book of fairytales. The book contains four stories, which are sometimes absurd, adventurous and full of melancholy. They take readers on an imaginative adventure through a series of breathtaking and dreamlike photographs.

The four stories are depicted in four different seasons, and feature an only child, waking up in an up side down world. A pair of twins who seem to have lost each other. A young boy traveller, stumbling up on the hospitality of triplets. And an old women guarding a forest full of secrets. 3+.

 

Backlist

Where is Kiko?
Play hide and seek with Kiko, a little bird hiding on the pages of this book. When childres search, they discover the diverse and colourful world of the African Savanne. Every page has a flap, which conseals a cleu to where Kiko is hiding. 3+

 

Gus learns to Fly
The day has come for the young stork to take his first flight. But he is afraid. His friend the Frog helps him and together they discover that scary things can be so much fun. 2+

 

 

The Towns Musicians of Bremen
This Grimm fairytale has been beautifully designed using vintage wallpaper by the international renound artist Inke Heiland. Rewritten to be easily read and understood by present day parents and children. 4+

 

My dady lives in Africa
Based on a true story, this book tells the tale of a young child travelling from Europe to Africa to visit his father. It is about the differences between the two, based on the childs perception. 3+

 

 

This Giraf doens't fit in the book
Oh, poor little Giraf. He doesn't fit on the pages of this book. He tries, left right, up, down and sideways. But then readers get advice: turn the book around and the Giraf can finally strech his neck!

 

Oscar and the Astronaut
This book is specially made to teach children to say goodbey to their pacifiers.  It is a tested methode where the child decided itself it is too old for a dummy or pacifier and sends it to the moon so the Astronaut can give it to new born babies.