Danny, The Champion of the World

This 1975 children's book by Roald Dahl is about class conflict and an idealized relationship between a child and their parent. We talk about Dahl's notoriously disagreeable personality while trying to reconcile it with this genuinely joyful story.

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• Danny, The Champion of the World

Additional Resources:

• Roald Dahl. By: Kelleghan, Fiona, Salem Press Biographical Encyclopedia, 2018
• Danny the Champion of the World Summary & Study Guide
• The Ambiguities of Growing Up: Danny the Champion of the World
• https://www.roalddahl.com/roald-dahl/stories/a-e/danny-the-champion-of-the-world
• Words & pictures. Creative Review, 02621037, Mar2012, Vol. 32, Issue 3
• THE CANDY MAN. By: Talbot, Margaret, New Yorker, 0028792X, 7/11/2005, Vol. 81, Issue 20
• Roald Dahl. By: Lee, Stephan, Entertainment Weekly, 10490434, 10/10/2014, Issue 1332
• Worlds of WONDER. By: DORN, JENNIFER, British Heritage, 01952633, May2014, Vol. 35, Issue 2
• The first Roald Dahl approved BFG illustration is whizzpopping