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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car

By Ian Fleming
Illustrated by Joe Berger

By Ian Fleming
Illustrated by Joe Berger

By Ian Fleming
Illustrated by John Burningham

By Ian Fleming
Illustrated by John Burningham

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Part of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

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Mar 12, 2013 | ISBN 9780763666668 | Middle Grade (8-12)

Hardcover $22.00

Aug 05, 2014 | ISBN 9780763666781 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car

    Ian Fleming’s beloved original text — illustrated by Joe Berger!

    “Crackpot” is what everybody calls the Pott family. So when they go to buy a new car and come back with a wreck, nobody is surprised. Except for the Potts themselves. First, the car has a name. And she tells them what it is. Then they find out that she can fly. And swim. . . . Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a car on a mission to stop a criminal gang in its tracks — and she is taking the Potts with her! Jump into the world’s most loved magical car for her first adventure.

    About Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car

    Ian Fleming’s treasured classic soars in a deluxe edition featuring John Burningham’s vibrant, full-color original illustrations.

    Famous for creating James Bond, Ian Fleming also loved fast cars — and this passion inspired him to write his only children’s book, penned for his young son, Caspar. Published fifty years ago in 1964, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car introduced the world to the thrilling adventures of the “crackpot” Pott family and the flying car with a mind of her own. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang became an instant bestseller that has been reinvented as a musical and a film (with a screenplay co-written by Roald Dahl) and has also inspired three sequels written by Frank Cottrell Boyce. To honor half a century of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Candlewick Press presents a full-color gift edition ready to zoom straight into hearts of a new generation.

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Classics | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Candlewick
    Mar 12, 2013 | 160 Pages | 5-1/8 x 7-5/8 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780763666668

    Category: Children’s Classics | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Hardcover | $22.00
    Published by Candlewick
    Aug 05, 2014 | 176 Pages | 6-1/4 x 9-1/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780763666781

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    Praise

    There’s no improving on perfection—in this case Fleming’s adventure story (featuring the unconventional family Pott and their magically refurbished motorcar) with the original, transcendent Burningham illustrations, first published in 1964. The confiding informality of the storyteller’s voice; the nonstop and immensely child-pleasing adventures; the spunk of young Jeremy and Jemima; and of course the ingenious personality of Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang herself—all combine to make an ideal family read-aloud. This handsome fiftieth-anniversary gift edition is … so very welcome.
    —Horn Book

    This is why the book holds up, 50 years after its original publication: its sense of the world as an inexplicable but also miraculous place.
    —Los Angeles Times Online

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