"Danny, the Champion of the World (film) Danny, the Champion of the World is a 1989 film starring British Oscar-winning actor Jeremy Irons, with his son, Samuel, in the title role. It is based on the 1975 novel of the same name by Roald Dahl, and tells of a father and son who conspire to thwart a local businessman's plans to buy their land by poaching his game pheasants. It was filmed on location in Oxfordshire, mostly at Stonor Park, Henley-on-Thames. The book is written in the style of a reflective memoir by an adult Danny, who the reader might"
"each get two. William and Danny then walk into town, intending to buy a new oven to cook their pheasants, and later plan to do some trout-tickling in a nearby wood. The book was adapted into a made-for-TV movie in 1989 by Thames Television. It was directed by Gavin Millar and starred Jeremy Irons as William and his son, Samuel, as Danny, with Robbie Coltrane as Mr. Hazell. It was released to Region 2 DVD in 2006. ""Danny, The Champion of the World"" is based on a previous short story by Dahl, entitled ""The Champion of the World"", which was"
"claim the fingers from their hands. The 1960 Hitchcock version stars Steve McQueen and Peter Lorre. Dahl acquired a traditional Romanichal vardo in the 1960s, and the family used it as a playhouse for his children at home in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire. He later used the vardo as a writing room, where he wrote ""Danny, the Champion of the World"" in 1975. Dahl incorporated a Gypsy wagon into the main plot of the book, where the young English boy, Danny, and his father, William (played by Jeremy Irons in the film adaptation) live in a vardo. Many other scenes and"
"Daniel Morris Monroe Daniel Morris Monroe (born July 12, 1964) is an American artist. In 2012, he illustrated ""Dennis the Wild Bull"", a children's book written by NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman. Since the creation of this book, Dan has gone on to illustrate books by Former Baywatch Actress Erika Eleniak, notable boxers such as Kostya Tszyu, Jesse James Leija, Deontay Wilder and the son of the late boxing legend Hector Camacho. Dan has also created trading cards for these boxers and actress Sybil Danning. Monroe was born July 12, 1964, in Jackson, Michigan, as Todd Michael Gherring. His"
"Diane Stanley Diane Stanley (born December 27, 1943) is an American children's author and illustrator. Stanley was born in Abilene, Texas. She earned her bachelor's degree from Trinity University and her M. A. in medical illustration from Johns Hopkins University College of Medicine. She has worked as a medical illustrator, a graphic designer for Dell Publishing, and an art director for G. P. Putnam's Sons, winning three design awards from the New York Book Show. Stanley is the author and/or illustrator of fifty books for children, noted especially for her series of picture book biographies. ""Shaka, King of the Zulus"""
"Dennis the Wild Bull Dennis the Wild Bull is a children's book co-written by NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman and Dustin Warburton and illustrated by Dan Monroe. It is written in rhyme with many color illustrations. The story is about a bull named Dennis who is captured for the rodeo, but escapes back into the wild. He befriends a couple of other bulls at the rodeo, a Mexican and a White, and takes them with him when he returns to his family. Rodman described the book as showing that it is ""OK to be different"". ""Dennis the Wild Bull"""
"Danny Dunn Danny Dunn is the name of a fictional character and protagonist of a series of American juvenile science fiction/adventure books. Co-authors Raymond Abrashkin and Jay Williams wrote these books beginning in 1956. These stories by Raymond Abrashkin and Jay Williams were set in the fictional American town of Midston. The plots featured characters who were interested in science and mathematics. Abrashkin died in 1960, after publication of the fifth book. Williams, however, insisted on Abrashkin being given co-author credit on the subsequent ten books as well, since he had been instrumental in constructing the series. Ezra Jack Keats"
"was considered the most anticipated children's book of 2012. It was featured on the ""Tonight Show with Jay Leno"" and the ""Late Show with Jimmy Fallon"". Dennis the Wild Bull Dennis the Wild Bull is a children's book co-written by NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman and Dustin Warburton and illustrated by Dan Monroe. It is written in rhyme with many color illustrations. The story is about a bull named Dennis who is captured for the rodeo, but escapes back into the wild. He befriends a couple of other bulls at the rodeo, a Mexican and a White, and takes"
"Don M. Winn Don M. Winn (born 1961, Denver, Colorado, United States) is an American author of children's books, radio show host, dyslexia advocate, speaker, and founder of Cardboard Box Adventures Publishing. Winn writes on educational issues, helping struggling readers, and fostering a love of story. He has authored 12 picture books and five chapter books. Winn’s articles on dyslexia have been featured in TODAY Parenting, Costco Connection Magazine, MD Monthly, Fostering Families TODAY, Latin Times, and many others. He is best known for his middle reader series, ""Sir Kaye the Boy Knight."" Winn began writing in 1989: first, poetry,"
"Don Tate Don Tate (born December 21, 1963) is an American author and illustrator of books for children. He is also an activist promoting racial and cultural inclusiveness in children's literature. He notes that as a child he had to read the encyclopedia to discover a multicultural world; based on the children's books of his day he ""thought the world was white"". He co-founded the young African American blog The Brown Bookshelf and helps run the #WeNeedDiverseBooks campaign to improve diversity of material in children's books. Tate began his career as an illustrator with ""Say Hey: A Song of Willie"
"he goes back inside the house. Danny and the Dinosaur Danny and the Dinosaur is a popular children's book by Syd Hoff, first published by Harper & Brothers in 1958. It has sold over six million copies and has been translated into a dozen languages. The book inspired two sequels by Syd Hoff: ""Happy Birthday, Danny and the Dinosaur!"" and ""Danny and the Dinosaur Go to Camp"". It also won the distinction of """"New York Times"" Outstanding Book of the Year"". ""Danny and the Dinosaur"" is designated an I Can Read! Book. The story opens up with Danny going to"
"featured reviews by Mel Fabrikant of ""The Tortoise and the Hairpiece"", ""The Incredible Martin O’Shea"", ""Chipper and the Unicycle"", and ""Twitch the Squirrel and the Forbidden Bridge"". Picture Books Chapter Books: Sir Kaye Series Don M. Winn Don M. Winn (born 1961, Denver, Colorado, United States) is an American author of children's books, radio show host, dyslexia advocate, speaker, and founder of Cardboard Box Adventures Publishing. Winn writes on educational issues, helping struggling readers, and fostering a love of story. He has authored 12 picture books and five chapter books. Winn’s articles on dyslexia have been featured in TODAY Parenting,"
"about the games that really matter."" -John Harvey of ""Sports Illustrated"" Heart of the Order Heart of the Order is a 1986 novel written by Tony Ardizzone. It was published by Henry Holt and Company and won the Virginia Prize for Fiction and named one of the 10 Best Sports Books 1986 by The National Sports Review. The main character, Danny ""Kiss of the Wolf"" Bacigalupo, a baseball player from Chicago's North Side with ""blood on his bat."" In an open letter to his son, Danny recaps his life and explains how an accidental death, guilt, Catholicism, amnesia, a good"
"Danny and the Dinosaur Danny and the Dinosaur is a popular children's book by Syd Hoff, first published by Harper & Brothers in 1958. It has sold over six million copies and has been translated into a dozen languages. The book inspired two sequels by Syd Hoff: ""Happy Birthday, Danny and the Dinosaur!"" and ""Danny and the Dinosaur Go to Camp"". It also won the distinction of """"New York Times"" Outstanding Book of the Year"". ""Danny and the Dinosaur"" is designated an I Can Read! Book. The story opens up with Danny going to the museum, where he sees other"
"Wesley Dennis (illustrator) John Wesley Dennis (May 16, 1903 – September 3, 1966) was an American illustrator, known best for fifteen children's books about horses that he created in collaboration with writer Marguerite Henry. He illustrated over 150 books in his lifetime, including Anna Sewell's ""Black Beauty"" and John Steinbeck's ""The Red Pony"". He also wrote and illustrated a few books of his own, among which are ""Flip"", ""Flip and the Cows"", ""Flip and the Morning"", and ""Tumble"". Dennis was born on May 16, 1903, in Falmouth, Massachusetts. He grew up on a farm on Cape Cod. He and his"
"Danny Dunn and the Automatic House Danny Dunn and the Automatic House is the ninth novel in the ""Danny Dunn"" series of juvenile science fiction/adventure books written by Raymond Abrashkin and Jay Williams. The book was first published in 1965. Professor Bullfinch develops the ""House of the Future"" in which all controls are automatic, and plans to debut it at an upcoming Science Fair. This includes temperature controls and other standard functions, but also items such as washing machines, food preparation and normal housework. Danny, Irene and Joe, as well as Irene's toddler cousin, go to explore the house and"
"Heart of the Order Heart of the Order is a 1986 novel written by Tony Ardizzone. It was published by Henry Holt and Company and won the Virginia Prize for Fiction and named one of the 10 Best Sports Books 1986 by The National Sports Review. The main character, Danny ""Kiss of the Wolf"" Bacigalupo, a baseball player from Chicago's North Side with ""blood on his bat."" In an open letter to his son, Danny recaps his life and explains how an accidental death, guilt, Catholicism, amnesia, a good glove, a good level swing, and the love of a fat"
"science. According to book reviewer Andrew Frederick, Dunn is precocious and headstrong—a redhead whose adventures mainly include getting into and out of trouble. Floyd C. Gale of ""Galaxy Science Fiction"" said in 1961 that ""Danny's adventures are always based on a solid science foundation, once the authors' usually wild main premise is digested"". Danny Dunn Danny Dunn is the name of a fictional character and protagonist of a series of American juvenile science fiction/adventure books. Co-authors Raymond Abrashkin and Jay Williams wrote these books beginning in 1956. These stories by Raymond Abrashkin and Jay Williams were set in the fictional"
"Zealand), the BFG writes a book of their adventures identified as the novel itself—under the name ""Roald Dahl"". The BFG first appears as a story told to Danny by his father in ""Danny, the Champion of the World"". The ending is almost the same as ""James and the Giant Peach"", when he writes a story about himself, by himself. Also, Mr. Tibbs relates to Mrs. Tibbs, the friend of Mr. Gilligrass, the U.S. president in ""Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator"". ""The BFG"" has won numerous awards including the 1985 Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis as the year's best children's book, in its"
"Patrick Ness Patrick Ness (born 17 October 1971) is a British-American author, journalist, lecturer and screenwriter. Born in the United States, Ness moved to London and holds dual citizenship. He is best known for his books for young adults, including the ""Chaos Walking"" trilogy and ""A Monster Calls"". Ness won the annual Carnegie Medal from the British librarians both in 2011 and in 2012, for ""Monsters of Men"" and ""A Monster Calls"", recognising each as the best new book for children or adults published in the UK. He is one of seven writers to win two Medals (no one has"
"of children's music, ""At Night They Howl at the Moon"" before releasing the song he is most famous for, ""Cows With Guns,"" on the album of the same title, in 1996. Lyons is the author of the children's book ""The Tree"" (2002). Jane Goodall penned the foreword and David Danioth is responsible for the illustrations. He also wrote ""Circle the World"", a song which was inspired by Jane Goodall's idea for people around the world to make peace dove puppets that can glide every September 21. Dana has toured in 46 of the 50 American states, around the East Coast"
"the process"". McGraw-Hill MacDonald and Jane's Pocket Books/Archway Books Danny Dunn and the Weather Machine Danny Dunn and the Weather Machine is the fourth novel in the ""Danny Dunn"" series of juvenile science fiction/adventure books written by Raymond Abrashkin and Jay Williams. The book was first published in 1959 and originally illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats. Danny accidentally discovers that an ionic transmitter Professor Bulfinch has been working on can be used to create miniature rainclouds. Floyd C. Gale of ""Galaxy Science Fiction"" rated the book four stars out of five for children: ""The authors reap plenty of humor ..."
"only): Picture Books (as author only): Picture Books (as author and illustrator): Novels: Diane Stanley Diane Stanley (born December 27, 1943) is an American children's author and illustrator. Stanley was born in Abilene, Texas. She earned her bachelor's degree from Trinity University and her M. A. in medical illustration from Johns Hopkins University College of Medicine. She has worked as a medical illustrator, a graphic designer for Dell Publishing, and an art director for G. P. Putnam's Sons, winning three design awards from the New York Book Show. Stanley is the author and/or illustrator of fifty books for children, noted"
"Dale Carnegie Dale Harbison Carnegie (; spelled Carnagey until c. 1922; November 24, 1888 – November 1, 1955) was an American writer and lecturer and the developer of famous courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking, and interpersonal skills. Born into poverty on a farm in Missouri, he was the author of ""How to Win Friends and Influence People"" (1936), a bestseller that remains popular today. He also wrote ""How to Stop Worrying and Start Living"" (1948), ""Lincoln the Unknown"" (1932), and several other books. One of the core ideas in his books is that it is possible to"
"Dennis illustrations. Beginning 2014 Simon & Schuster reissues a series of Marguerite Henry novels in ""deluxe hardcover editions"" with illustrations by Wesley Dennis, where applicable, digitally refreshed from existing reproductions. The first six volumes in the series are Henry–Dennis collaborations: ""King of the Wind"", ""Brighty"", and ""White Stallion"" (late 2014); ""Justin Morgan"", ""Sea Star"", and ""Stormy"" (early 2015). Wesley Dennis (illustrator) John Wesley Dennis (May 16, 1903 – September 3, 1966) was an American illustrator, known best for fifteen children's books about horses that he created in collaboration with writer Marguerite Henry. He illustrated over 150 books in his lifetime,"
"DyAnne DiSalvo DyAnne DiSalvo (DiSalvo-Ryan) is an American artist and author of children's literature, best known for her string of books which focus on building better communities, including ""City Green"" (HarperCollins, 1994) and ""Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen"" (HarperCollins, 1991). DiSalvo was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York where she felt at the age of eight that ""I already am an artist"". A ""reluctant reader"", she attended Fontbonne Hall Academy for Girls in Brooklyn, and studied art at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Before illustrating children's books, DiSalvo worked as an artist for Hallmark"
"Jenny Nimmo Jenny Nimmo (born 15 January 1944) is a British author of children's books, including many fantasy and adventure novels, chapter books, and picture books. Born in England, she has lived mostly in Wales for forty years. She is probably best known for two series of fantasy novels: ""The Magician Trilogy"" (1986–1989), contemporary stories rooted in Welsh myth, and ""Children of the Red King"" (2002–2010), featuring Charlie Bone and other schoolchildren endowed with magical powers. ""The Snow Spider"", first of the Magician books, won the second annual Nestlé Smarties Book Prize and the 1987 Tir na n-Og Award as"
"of the World"" is a condensed version of the story that would become Dahl's 1975 children's book, ""Danny the Champion of the World"". Unabridged recordings have been made of all eleven stories and released by Penguin Audiobooks. These are available individually as audio downloads, or together in a CD collection. The narrators are Stephanie Beacham, Juliet Stevenson, Derek Jacobi, Adrian Scarborough, Stephen Mangan and Tamsin Greig. Lorna Bradbury, Deputy Literary Editor for ""The Daily Telegraph"", listed the collection as one of ""25 Classic Novels for Teenagers."" Zoe Chace of NPR told interviewer Cara Philbin her reactions during reading the collection"
"""The Master Planets"" is Don’s third completed novel. For 25 years Gallinger taught high school English in Southern New Jersey. Donald Gallinger Donald Nelson Gallinger (born May 4, 1953) is an American writer. He is the author of several novels. His most recent work, ""The Master Planets"" (2008), which received strong reviews in ""Booklist"", ""Jewish Book World"", and ""ForeWord Magazine"", tells the story of one Polish partisan fighter’s savagery during World War II and its devastating effects on her American family years later. Centering on the fictional woman’s teenage son, a Rock & Roll ""wunderkind"", the novel seeks to show"
"Don Rosa Keno Don Hugo Rosa (), known simply as Don Rosa (born June 29, 1951), is an American comic book writer and illustrator known for his stories about Scrooge McDuck, Donald Duck, and other Disney characters. Many of his stories are built on characters and locations created by Carl Barks; among these was ""The Son of the Sun"" (1987), which was nominated for a Harvey Award in the ""Best Story of the Year"" category. Rosa created about 90 stories between 1987 and 2006. In 1995, his 12-chapter work ""The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck"" won the Eisner Award"
"they’ll change society"". Danny Dunn, Invisible Boy Danny Dunn, Invisible Boy is the thirteenth novel in the ""Danny Dunn"" series of juvenile science fiction/adventure books written by Raymond Abrashkin and Jay Williams. The book was first published in 1974. Danny exacerbates a small electrical fire, altering an experimental crystalline semiconductor material Professor Bullfinch was evaluating. Prof. Bullfinch is able to use this altered material to create ISIT (the Invisibility Simulator with Intromittent Transmission), a dragonfly-like probe which could be piloted with a telepresence helmet and gauntlet gloves. The trio each tries out the device. Irene uses ISIT to birdwatch. Joe"
"Danny Dunn and the Weather Machine Danny Dunn and the Weather Machine is the fourth novel in the ""Danny Dunn"" series of juvenile science fiction/adventure books written by Raymond Abrashkin and Jay Williams. The book was first published in 1959 and originally illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats. Danny accidentally discovers that an ionic transmitter Professor Bulfinch has been working on can be used to create miniature rainclouds. Floyd C. Gale of ""Galaxy Science Fiction"" rated the book four stars out of five for children: ""The authors reap plenty of humor ... meanwhile sowing a considerable amount of meteorological knowledge in"
"the punishment assignment which he worked on while on board, and she says she will keep it as a souvenir. Floyd C. Gale wrote in ""Galaxy Science Fiction"" that the book ""demonstrates a wonderfully brash humor ... let your 8-to-12-year-old find out the rest of the story for himself"". McGraw-Hill Brockhampton Press Archway Books Pocket Books Danny Dunn and the Anti-Gravity Paint Danny Dunn and the Anti-Gravity Paint is the first novel in the ""Danny Dunn"" series of juvenile science fiction/adventure books written by Raymond Abrashkin and Jay Williams. The book was first published in 1956 and originally illustrated by"