Chitty Chitty Blindside Bang Flies Again (Paperback)

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"Hilarious and endlessly entertaining." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Buckle your seatbelt for the first-ever follow-up to Ian Fleming'southward only children'south story! Fueled by wry humor, this much-anticipated sequel to the children's archetype — featuring a contemporary family and a camper van with a mind of her own — is driven by acknowledged, award-winning author Frank Cottrell Boyce and revved up by Joe Berger'southward captivating blackness-and-white illustrations.

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Sir Ian Fleming's heirs, who have commissioned numerous James Bond sequels, turned to Boyce to continue Fleming'southward 1964 story CHITTY CHITTY Blindside BANG: THE MAGICAL Automobile, and Boyce delivers... Berger adds comical artwork—he even sneaks in a diagram of Bail'due south Aston Martin—creating a Chitty that any kid would be thrilled to own. This showtime volume in a planned trilogy is hilarious and endlessly entertaining.
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Although the story is inventive and picturesque, with billionaire crooks, a visit to Madagascar, and a invitee appearance on a French reality evidence called Car Stupide, most of the humor in this very funny novel is a result of the family'southward interactions with i some other. Berger's lively cartoon illustrations depict each phase of Chitty's reincarnation in loving detail and bring the resourceful Tootings to life... A witty sequel.
—School Library Journal (starred review)

Boyce'due south modernized sequel to Ian Fleming'due south classic faithfully reflects the elements of the original, and the nods to Fleming'south book and the subsequent movie make this retread of the ultimate family road trip even more enjoyable... The Tootings, however, hold their ain when it comes to aptitude for zany adventures, and then fifty-fifty readers with no knowledge of Dick Van Dyke or Truly Scrumptious will desire to tag along for the family unit's run-ins with machine-obsessed thieves, giant squids, and rogue spies. Berger's energetic line-and-launder illustrations depict a thoroughly modernistic biracial family, completing the successful retooling of a dearest classic. Mr. Potts would be proud.
—Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Unlike other trendy returns to classic British stories, this isn't a narrative sequel to Ian Fleming'south 1964 children's book. Rather, the esteemed Boyce revisits the general concept of auto-aerial exploits equally their camper van, rehabbed with a mysterious old engine found in a junkyard tree, flies the Tootings across the earth, dodging evildoers and reassembling itself with missing pieces, such equally headlights from the Eiffel Tower. The tone is contemporary, becoming much more Lemony Snickety as the plot progresses. The novel stands on its own as a satisfying, fresh family take chances, and readers will look forrard to 2 forthcoming volumes.
—Booklist

Ian Fleming's strong-minded motorcar takes a new road trip, and if its passengers are largely just along for the ride, it'southward even so a thou outing... The former racer's all the same adept for another lap-and maybe more than.
—Kirkus Reviews

Any sequel worth the proper name would require plenty of beatnik humor and absurd villains and a dose of magical realism, all of which happily burst from the pages of CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG FLIES Once more, a novel for ix- to 12-year-olds that puts the famous racing car in a mod setting… A jolly good ride.
—Wall Street Journal

Frank Cottrell Boyce creates a fitting tribute to the Ian Fleming classic with this companion book starring the loving Tooting tribe and a family camper with a will of its ain... Boyce makes the family dynamics the greatest source of sense of humor in a volume the whole family tin enjoy. A clever homage...
—Shelf Awareness

This diverting read moves right along, cheers to the deadpan sense of humor and warm relationships.
—Disney FamilyFun



Production Details
ISBN: 9780763663537
ISBN-10: 0763663530
Publisher: Candlewick
Publication Date: March twelfth, 2013
Pages: 224
Language: English
Series: Chitty Chitty Blindside Bang