Danny Dunn is the name of a fictional character and protagonist of a series of juvenile science fiction/adventure books written by Raymond Abrashkin and Jay Williams in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. The stories were set in the fictional American town of Midston.

Characters

• Professor Bullfinch, a stereotypical absent-minded professor at Midston University.
• Teenager Danny Dunn, who would always get into complicated shenanigans involving the professor's latest invention.
• Mrs. Dunn, Danny's mother, who was housekeeper for Professor Bullfinch.
• Teenager Irene Miller, Danny's friend.
• Teenager Joe Pearson, Danny's friend.

Books

1. Danny Dunn and the Anti-Gravity Paint (1956)
2. Danny Dunn on a Desert Island (1957)
3. Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine (1958)
4. Danny Dunn and the Weather Machine (1959)
5. Danny Dunn on the Ocean Floor (1960)
6. Danny Dunn and the Fossil Cave (1961)
7. Danny Dunn and the Heat Ray (1962)
8. Danny Dunn, Time Traveller (1963)
9. Danny Dunn and the Automatic House (1965)
10. Danny Dunn and the Voice From Space (1967)
11. Danny Dunn and the Smallifying Machine (1969)
12. Danny Dunn and the Swamp Monster (1971)
13. Danny Dunn, Invisible Boy (1974)
14. Danny Dunn Scientific Detective (1976)
15. Danny Dunn and the Universal Glue (1977)

Albums

• Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine was turned into a musical children's album on Golden Records (Golden LP 239), with music composed by Julie Mandel.