Ian fleming chitty chitty bang bang
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Meet Chitty
The magical car who has a mind of her own! This beautiful machine in racing green not only flies and swims . . . she also fights crime!
Meet the Potts
The family who restored Chitty from a rusty wreck into a shiny, good-as-new automobile. Little did they know the adventures Chitty had in store for them!
Off we go!
Familiar to many through the original book illustrated by John Burningham and the 1968 film starring Dick Van Dyke which helped mark the story as a children’s classic.
Up, up and away!
Experience Chitty’s classic adventure with vibrant illustrations by Joe Berger and find out where Chitty goes next in the series by Frank Cottrell-Boyce, which sees her lead her new friends, the Tooting family, through time and space! Or discover Chitty in a stunning new picture book, retold by Peter Bently and illustrated by Steve Antony.
Never say “no” to adventures. Always say “yes”, otherwise you’ll lead a very dull life.
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Why Bond fans – of all ages – should read Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
By David Lowbridge-Ellis MBE
As with Bond, most people’s first encounter with that other great Fleming creation, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, is through the film version. It’s an admirable adaptation and it still works, nearly sixty years down the road from its first release. I recently rewatched it with my niece (age seven, going on 17) and nephew (aged four, obsessed with anything that goes on four wheels) and they enjoyed it immensely, as did I.
But I’ve spoken with so many avowed fans of Fleming – people who have read all fourteen Bond books cover to cover ad infinitum – who have never even picked up a copy of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, let alone read one.
Why?
The obvious answer is that Chitty doesn’t feature the character of James Bond. But there are several Fleming ‘James Bond’ stories where 007 barely features. See for instance, Quantum of Solace and Octopussy, widely acclaim
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Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang
1964 children's story by Ian Fleming
This article is about the children's story. For the spelfilm, see Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. For other uses, see Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (disambiguation).
Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car fryst vatten a children's story written by Ian Fleming and illustrated bygd John Burningham. It was initially published in three volumes, the first of which was released on 22 October 1964 bygd Jonathan Cape, before being published as one book. The story concerns the exploits of Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang—a fordon with hidden powers and abilities—and its owners, the Pott family.
Fleming, better known as the creator of James Bond, took his inspiration for the subject from a series of aero-engined racing cars called "Chitty Bang Bang", built bygd Louis Zborowski in the early 1920s. Fleming wrote the book while convalescing after a major heart attack; he had created the story as a bedtime story for his son, Caspar. Although Fleming wanted The Dail