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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. rainbowdarling | Apr 10, 2009 |   I liked How Danny's father tried so much to make Danny happy. jinnypx2014 | Mar 16, 2009 | 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. (  )Naberius | Feb 27, 2009 | This is a simple, gentle story of Danny and his dad Two wonderful beings living a good life as opposed to a bad This is a moving story of people who love each other both in day and in night With no mean and nasty twits or witches causing trouble, toil and fright. No foxes who are smarter or owls who give a wicked hoot No chocolate or factories or giant peachy fruit It is a story about a motherless boy who shows in a deep abiding tale That when your father loves you there's no way that you can fail. (  )Whisper1 | Feb 20, 2009 | Love it. At first I thought I wouldn't like this one but now it's my favorite. A nice story with decent ending. (  )wind_flower | Feb 13, 2009 | 0.036 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0375814256, Hardcover)"My father, without the slightest doubt, was the most marvelous and exciting father any boy ever had." Danny feels very lucky. He adores his life with his father, living in a gypsy caravan, listening to his stories, tending their gas station, puttering around the workshop, and occasionally taking off to fly home-built gas balloons and kites. His father has raised him on his own, ever since Danny's mother died when he was four months old. Life is peaceful and wonderful... until he turns 9 and discovers his father's one vice. Soon Danny finds himself the mastermind behind the most incredible plot ever attempted against nasty Victor Hazell, a wealthy landowner with a bad attitude. Can they pull it off? If so, Danny will truly be the champion of the world. Danny is right up to Roald Dahl's impishly brilliant standards. An intense and beautiful father-son relationship is balanced with sublegal high jinks that will have even the most rigid law-abider rooting them on. Dahl's inimitable way with words leaves the reader simultaneously satisfied and itching for more. (Ages 9 to 13) --Emilie Coulter(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:52 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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It's fairly clear that children are the primary targets for this novel, and it doesn't seem to have the expansive appeal that makes it interesting for adults as well as the children for whom it was intended. Danny is a sweet character, if somewhat lacking in depth, and his father's faults seem contrived at best. It's a very bland good-vs-evil scenario from start to finish. With that clear, I think the book would be a valuable one to read with children, as it could prompt some interesting discussion about morality, stealing and what it means to be a 'good' person. The book isn't horrible by any stretch of the imagination. I simply wasn't as enthralled with it as I hoped I would be. (