Description:Two children persuade their inventor father to purchase and restore an old car which turns out to have magical powers.
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