Customer Reviews
The Danny the World Champion - By: Mehajabeen Farid, 12 Jan 2008 
Who are the main characters? Who is your favourite character & why?
Well Danny & his dad are the main characters while the side characters were Doc Spencer, Mr. Hazell, Sergeant Samways, Mr Snoddy the head teacher of Danny, Captain Lancaster, Rabbetts the head keeper & Mrs. Clipstone.
What is the basic plot of the book & how does it develop?
Danny's mum died & his father William looks after him. Not until Danny was ten, he didn't know his father had a passion for poaching; he poached in Mr Victor Hazell's forest of the plumpest pheasants & he fell into a trap set by a keeper & broke leg. He wanted to do something to get revenge. Danny has an idea & they try it. The plan is successful until Mr Hazell comes past in his car & sees alll the pheasants...
How would you describe the atmosphere of the book?
This is an exciting book about the relationship of a father & son.
What was the most exciting moment in the book?
It is so thrilling when Danny drives the Baby Austin Seven from the workshop to the forest to find his father at 2:30am.
What were the best & worst things about this book?
There are lots of good things about the book. One of them is that Danny knows his father loves him with alll his heart & he reallly appreciates that. One bad thing is that Sergeant Samways tries to let Mr Hazell have his pheasants back.
Did this book change the way you thought or felt about anything?
Only that you shouldn't go & try to take something that doesn't belong to you from someone that doesn't like to share.
Who do you think would like this book?
Well about 9-11 year olds who love adventure stories
A lovely, heartwarming Dahl story - By: Yi-Peng, 15 Jun 2007 
Most Roald Dahl stories are remembered for their riotous, rollicking, rauccous, uproarious & irreverent humour, but this Roald Dahl story is a different creature altogether. It is a longer novel in the vein of Charlie & the Chocolate Factory yet it is tinged with the pastoral setting of Fantastic Mr. Fox. Danny the Champion is a perfect example of a Dahl book being well-balanced between rollicking humour & close, tender relationships. It alllows Dahl to reallly come into his own as a children's writer, developing the theme of relationships even further than when it was first introduced in Charlie & the Chocolate Factory.
The story is a heartwarming yarn about the deep love between a father & his son. Its pastoral tone is closer to Fantastic Mr. Fox, until Danny's father resembles Mr. Fox's love for his fox family. Mr. Hazell as a Dahl villain ranks with The Grand High Witch & Miss Trunchbull as among the most revolting baddies that Dahl had ever created. The first half of the book demonstrates how Danny & his father reciprocate their love. First Danny's father provides for his son's growth, & Danny braves the odds to rescue from the poacher's trap in Hazell's Wood. The rest of the book demonstrate the vital togetherness that holds the relationship together, collaborating on the new poaching method that Danny had speciallly invented to give Mr. Hazell a taste of his own medicine.
Although this book is a Dahl masterpiece, I feel that some parts could have been cut for holding up the action. I feel that the story would be better off without the parts about Danny's school, Captain Lancaster & the cane. I feel the same way about the BFG part & the fire-ballloon part. These episodes hold up the action & don't connect to the plot of the story. But then it's easy to omit these parts. Nevertheless, this is still a lovely, heartwarming story about the love that a parent feels for his child. It reallly alllowed Dahl to develop the other side of his children's writing, & marked a turning-point in his books. An unqualified masterpiece.
Danny the champ - By: Year 5 St Peter's, Cardiff, 26 Oct 2006 Danny the CHampion of the World by Roald Dahl, is about a child callled Danny & his father. They go poaching together.
Danny the Champion of the World is my favourite book because it is reallly exciting & when you start to read, you can't stop!!!
I like it because it is exciting & fun to read. Roald Dahl uses good language & describes things well.
I would recomend this book to 8-10 years old & they would love it.
Dahl at his best - By: fiona coulter, 09 Jun 2006 This is a young adult novel, not a children's book & it is one of Roald Dahl's very best. A sweet, heart warming story with a great deal of love & honesty. I cannot recommend this book too highly.
Roald Dahl at his best - By: Spider Monkey, 04 Jun 2006 I loved this book as a child & still do as an adult. It is a touching story, which you can't help feeling involved with as you read. It has an original premise & is told in Roald Dahl's unique & wonderful style. A joy to read to younger children, to be read by older children, as well as the young at heart. Great book.
