{"product_id":"chitty-chitty-bang-bang-the-magical-car-9780763666781","title":"Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car","description":"\u003cb\u003eIan Fleming's treasured classic soars in a deluxe edition featuring John Burningham's vibrant, full-color original illustrations.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFamous 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, \u003ci\u003eChitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car \u003c\/i\u003eintroduced the world to the thrilling adventures of the \"crackpot\" Pott family and the flying car with a mind of her own. \u003ci\u003eChitty Chitty Bang Bang \u003c\/i\u003ebecame 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 \u003ci\u003eChitty Chitty Bang Bang, \u003c\/i\u003eCandlewick Press presents a full-color gift edition ready to zoom straight into hearts of a new generation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Fleming\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e worked as a journalist, a stockbroker, and an assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence in the Admiralty in London during World War II, a job that amply qualified him for writing internationally best-selling thrillers about super-spy James Bond. Ian Fleming wrote \u003ci\u003eChitty Chitty Bang Bang\u003c\/i\u003e for his young son and died in 1964, two months before the book was first published.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Burningham\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the world's most beloved children's book creators. His work has received countless awards, including two Kate Greenaway Medals and a \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe-Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e Honor for \u003ci\u003eIt's a Secret!\u003c\/i\u003e With Candlewick Press, he is also the author-illustrator of \u003ci\u003eTug-of-War \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Way to the Zoo \u003c\/i\u003eand the author of \u003ci\u003eThere's Going to Be a Baby, \u003c\/i\u003e illustrated by his wife, Helen Oxenbury. His work is featured in the collectors' volume \u003ci\u003eJohn Burningham\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635159699730,"sku":"9780763666781","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9a281c85-9c25-4e0d-85c3-5024bc220e82.jpg?v=1732835653","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/chitty-chitty-bang-bang-the-magical-car-9780763666781","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}