Colección Roald Dahl Danny El Campeón del Mundo / Danny the Champion of the World, (Paperback)

from jwondga

Danny, Champion of the World was given to me by a friend many years ago. It was one of the few Roald Dahl books I haven't read, so I was excited to read it. I was moved to tears while reading this book - it tells the story about a very positive and healthy relationship between a single-father and...

from LaviniaRossetti

Danny lives with his father in a small, rickety caravan. I think it is rather clever, for the caravan is based on the caravan which was in Roald Dahl's garden. His mother died at childbirth. His father, a wonderful, sparky young chap, seemed completely normal. But not until later on did Danny rea...

from sroslund

Danny and his father live in a small gypsy caravan just big enough for two, next to their small filling station where they both work on engines and fill up gas tanks. They live in a small town and Danny goes to a small school. But Danny's father has a big, huge secret. One night, when Danny wakes...

from Naberius

One of my favorite stories of Dahl's, this is a real adventure, albeit somewhat more of a gentle read compared to other books. This was one of my favorite books growing up, and it's one I recommend. Thoughtful and funny, and less edgy than some of Dahl's other books for children.

from Lukerik

"I knew a baby once who caught his fingers in the spokes of a pram wheel," my father said. "It cut them clean off." The doctor smiled. Classic Dahl. What's really clever is how the novel is fully a third in before any characters other than Danny and his father appear on stage. You have recalled i...