Tennant's narration is, of course, full of fabulous. Fleming wrote this story for his son Caspar, and he left room for sequels, which he would never get to write because sadly, he died before it was published.

Both the movie and the book are very fun. Includes an interview with David Tennant Read more Language English Publisher Ian Fleming Publications, Ltd. Jump into the worlds most loved magical car for her first adventure. Chitty is an absolutely marvelous car with all kinds of secrets and amazing abilities, but the story is much simpler than the movie (Roald Dahl helped to wrote the screenplay, so you know where all the larger than life imaginings came from). Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a car on a mission to stop a criminal gang in its tracks - and shes taking the Potts with her. There is a Lord Skrumshus (I like this spelling better than the movie spelling of it) who owns a candy factory, and Caractacus earns the money to purchase the car we know will be called Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by selling him the whistle sweets that he has invented. This is SO different from the movie! Here Caractacus Pott is already married, and not to Truly Scrumptious (a name worthy of a Bond girl!) His wife's name in the book is Mimsie. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.I have seen the movie based on this book many times, but I had never read the book, so when I saw it narrated by David Tennant, I snapped it up. Their biggest problem is that Little Harry’s been. The Tootings are stuck in 1966 Somebody’s stolen Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and left them behind. ©1964, 1965 Ian Fleming Publications Ltd (P)2014 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Includes an interview with David Tennant. Jump into theworlds most loved magical car for her first adventure. Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. From the award-winning Frank Cottrell Boyce comes the third official sequel to Ian Fleming’s Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a car on a mission to stop a criminal gang in its tracks - and shes taking the Potts with her. This stunning edition features gorgeous illustrations by Joe Berger. Fleming was inspired by a celebrated English racing car nicknamed 'Chitty-Bang-Bang', which was built and raced by Count Louis Zborowski in the 1920s. First published in 1964, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was Ian Fleming's only children's book, written for his son Caspar. Chitty and the eccentric, plucky Pott family set off on a succession of increasingly perilous adventures that take them across the English Channel and all the way to Paris. It looks like a wreck, but once restored it turns out to be no ordinary vehicle Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang is a magical car which can fly, swim and even think. With the proceeds from his latest invention, Crackpot Whistling Sweets, Commander Caractacus Pott buys his family their first car. Print Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: Book 1 (Macmillan Collector's Library)

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