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Young David: Warrior
96 pages, Paperback
Published December 5, 2023
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October 15, 2024
Based on the hit streaming series, “Young David” offers early readers five new chapter books, each exploring a different trial and triumph from the young shepherd boy’s days in the wild. King David was known as a man after God’s own heart, and as a boy, he’s no different. Through this stunning and Biblically faithful book series, kids get to grow up with David as he finds his calling as a warrior, a shepherd, a poet, a king, and ultimately as a worshipper.
In Book 1: Warrior, David leads an army in battle against the Philistines. Except, his enemy is just a bunch of stacked rocks. As for his reinforcements? Baa! Yup, they’re just sheep. Shepherd boy David may not be a warrior yet, but he’s confident he will be one day. Until then, he’s going to train hard, even while out tending his sheep. But when a desert lion comes after the littlest of his lambs, David is forced to become the warrior he's always yearned to be. The boy fends off the lion in an epic clash rife with dynamic action. All the while David repeats his mantra, borrowed from the Biblical hero Joshua: “Be strong and courageous.”
Each book in the series is generously supplied with some truly incredible black-and-white illustrations. Both kids and adult readers will enjoy seeing David come to life as he leaps off the page to thrilling and often humorous effect. While the art design is similar, if not identical, to the “Young David” show’s design, the book team has instead chosen to draw their artwork from scratch. It’s a commendable decision that lends an original and fun storybook feel to all five of David’s adventures.
“Young David: Warrior,” adapted by Andy McGuire with illustrations by Carol Langley, earns our highest recommendation.
In Book 1: Warrior, David leads an army in battle against the Philistines. Except, his enemy is just a bunch of stacked rocks. As for his reinforcements? Baa! Yup, they’re just sheep. Shepherd boy David may not be a warrior yet, but he’s confident he will be one day. Until then, he’s going to train hard, even while out tending his sheep. But when a desert lion comes after the littlest of his lambs, David is forced to become the warrior he's always yearned to be. The boy fends off the lion in an epic clash rife with dynamic action. All the while David repeats his mantra, borrowed from the Biblical hero Joshua: “Be strong and courageous.”
Each book in the series is generously supplied with some truly incredible black-and-white illustrations. Both kids and adult readers will enjoy seeing David come to life as he leaps off the page to thrilling and often humorous effect. While the art design is similar, if not identical, to the “Young David” show’s design, the book team has instead chosen to draw their artwork from scratch. It’s a commendable decision that lends an original and fun storybook feel to all five of David’s adventures.
“Young David: Warrior,” adapted by Andy McGuire with illustrations by Carol Langley, earns our highest recommendation.
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