Danny, the Champion of the World is a 1975 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. The plot centres on Danny, a young English boy, and his father, William. They live in a Gypsy caravan, fix cars for a living in their mechanic shop and partake in poaching pheasants. It was first published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., on 14 February 1975, and in the United Kingdom by Jonathan Cape.