Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again published in the UK
By: FSWL team
Published:
2011-09-15
The UK hardcover edition of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again, written by Frank Cottrell Boyce and illustrated by Joe Berger, is published.
When the Tooting family find a vast abandoned engine and fit it to their camper van, they have no idea of the adventure that lies ahead. The engine used to belong to an extraordinary flying car – and it wants to be back on the road again... fast!
The Tootings can haul on the steering wheel and pull the handbrake as hard as they like, but their camper van now has a mind of her own. It’s not long before they’re hurtling along on a turbocharged chase as Chitty tracks down her long-lost bodywork. But there are sinister forces at work too. When it comes to a car as special as Chitty, everybody wants a piece of her.
About the author:
Almost fifty years ago,
Ian Fleming, author of James Bond, wrote Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as a bedtime story for his son. Now filling Chitty’s tank with his trademark wit, warmth and sense of story, Frank Cottrell Boyce jumps into the driving seat and takes Chitty into the twenty-first century.
He is the award-winning author of Millions, Framed and Cosmic. He is also a successful writer of film scripts and, along with Danny Boyle, is devising the Opening Ceremony for the 2012 Olympics. Joe Berger is a prize-winning illustrator and animator. In 2011 he was a winner of Booktrust’s Best New Illustrators Award.In 2010, Joe was the official illustrator for World Book Day.
Book details:
Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0230757731
ISBN-13: 978-0230757738
Dimensions: 19.8 x 13.8 x 2.6 cm
Visit the
official Chitty Flies Again website for more information and special features.
Reviews:
"Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again is already being dubbed truly scrumptious by the original author's family." -
Daily Mail Online
"This sequel to kids' favourite Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is set to fly off the shelves."
-
The Sun
Editor's note:
For other posts on
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang featured on
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click here.
For books on Ian Fleming's life and literary legacy featured on
From Sweden with Love,
click here.
For more about Ian Fleming's James Bond novels featured on
From Sweden with Love,
click here.
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