Danny, the Champion of the World is a 1975 children’s book by Roald Dahl As in many of Dahl's books, the main character is a child protagonist who is imaginative and intelligent This story is based on Dahl'абэъсs adult short story "Champion of the World" which appears in "Claud's Dog" This book is about a most private and secret habit my father had, and about the strange adventures it led us both intoDanny thinks the world of his father, who has lookedавсич after him ever since his mother died when Danny was just four months old But as he grows up, Danny discovers that his father's secret spells adventure and trouble for both of them!.