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'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again is already being dubbed truly scrumptious by the original author's family.' --Daily Mail Online
'[this] sequel to kids' favourite Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is set to fly off the shelves.' --The Sun
'[this] sequel to kids' favourite Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is set to fly off the shelves.' --The Sun
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When the Tooting family find a vast abandoned engine and fit it to their old camper van, they have no idea of the adventure that lies ahead. The engine used to belong to an extraordinary magical flying car – and it wants to get back on the road again... fast! The Tootings can tug the steering wheel and pull the handbrake as hard as they like, but their camper van now has a mind of her own. It's not long before they’re hurtling along on a turbocharged chase as Chitty tracks down her long-lost bodywork. But there are sinister forces at work too. When it comes to a car as special as Chitty everybody wants a piece of her...
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I really liked 'Cosmic' but I loved this book. Cosmic seemed to be on one level, laugh a minute humour but the humour in this story builds deliciously, the scary part happens after you've laughed out loud creating a great change in tempo and at the end the old Chitty is pulled together.
This book has been on my 'to read' pile for a while. I loved the idea of the book but I was afraid to read it in case it was rubbish and spoiled my memories of Chitty. I have tried unsuccessfully to get my children to read a page of it so I took the plunge of the cliff today and I loved it and read it in one sitting (well while carrying it doing 101 other things like making dinner as I'm a woman who can multitask). I'm immediately going to give this book to my 12 year old daughter with a must read this rather than do your homework recommendation. I then have to do the homework in the style of a 12 year old who is cleverer than me...
Why I love it? The children act like children, talk like children and are cleverer and funnier than adults like all children are. The teenage daughter who paints her room black but who has been learning all kinds of obscure but ultimately vital information is hilarious. At lot of her friends are bilingual Egyptian Meterologists don't you know. I laughed out loud at this point. It's absolutely brilliantly imaginative in a way that inspires children. It's emotionally connective. The adults embarass the children by kissing on tv, Chitty has feelings and a mind of her own, the dad is brilliant in a best kind of mad professor, lovely inventor way, the bondesque villians are scary and there is an Aston Martin with deadly gadgets being chased by historical villians.
Highly recommended. Best book I've read this year. At to top it all the illustrations for a paperback are phenomenal with white on black pages and annotated drawings. I didn't like the cover but then you can't always have perfection.
Don't hestitate. Buy it. Recommended for all ages.
My daughter has just read it. Was it good I asked? "Yeah", she said. Which from experience I've deduced is roughly 4 stars in 12 year old speak. "S'ok" is three stars. If she starts reading it again it's 5 stars. I will monitor for 5 star behaviour...
This book has been on my 'to read' pile for a while. I loved the idea of the book but I was afraid to read it in case it was rubbish and spoiled my memories of Chitty. I have tried unsuccessfully to get my children to read a page of it so I took the plunge of the cliff today and I loved it and read it in one sitting (well while carrying it doing 101 other things like making dinner as I'm a woman who can multitask). I'm immediately going to give this book to my 12 year old daughter with a must read this rather than do your homework recommendation. I then have to do the homework in the style of a 12 year old who is cleverer than me...
Why I love it? The children act like children, talk like children and are cleverer and funnier than adults like all children are. The teenage daughter who paints her room black but who has been learning all kinds of obscure but ultimately vital information is hilarious. At lot of her friends are bilingual Egyptian Meterologists don't you know. I laughed out loud at this point. It's absolutely brilliantly imaginative in a way that inspires children. It's emotionally connective. The adults embarass the children by kissing on tv, Chitty has feelings and a mind of her own, the dad is brilliant in a best kind of mad professor, lovely inventor way, the bondesque villians are scary and there is an Aston Martin with deadly gadgets being chased by historical villians.
Highly recommended. Best book I've read this year. At to top it all the illustrations for a paperback are phenomenal with white on black pages and annotated drawings. I didn't like the cover but then you can't always have perfection.
Don't hestitate. Buy it. Recommended for all ages.
My daughter has just read it. Was it good I asked? "Yeah", she said. Which from experience I've deduced is roughly 4 stars in 12 year old speak. "S'ok" is three stars. If she starts reading it again it's 5 stars. I will monitor for 5 star behaviour...
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As a child, one of my favorite film classics was Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (along with Mary Poppins and The Railway Children) and when it was announced that a sequel was being written I was intrigued to read it and find out what happened next!
However, when I received the book , I was disappointed to find that the book is not a true sequel, it does not continue from where the film finished - no Truly Scrumptious and Mr Potts.
The book introduces a new family, The Tootings. The father, Mr Tooting, has been sacked from his job, but sees this as a good thing, because the family will be able to travel where ever they want. However, this is soon put in jeopardy when the family car is returned as it was a company car. Mr Tooting makes use of all his free time by 'modifying' household appliance and the children's toys.
Mrs Tooting comes home one day with a vintage camper van which Mr Tooting and his eldest son, Jem, begin to take apart and put back together again to enable the family to travel overseas as previously planned. A broken spark plug leads the family to visit a local scrapyard to try and find a new one - not only do they come away with a new spark plug but also a much larger engine for the van.
When the engine has been swapped over, they are set to begin their travels but an accident at a camper van festival, where baby Harry gets behind the wheel and drives the van off a cliff, they discover the van can fly and The Tooting family visit Paris and Cairo on their travels.
I thought that the story was well written and will interest children of 9+. The book includes lots of little facts about Paris and Cairo, but also little facts about the solar system and animals encountered on their travels.
The story is definitely set in the modern day with references to facebook and I phones mentioned within the text - this is a complete contrast to the original story and I like this side to the book.
I really liked the illustrations throughout the book, they accompanied the story well and added extra interest to the book. Some of the illustrations are very simple, however there are some very detailed illustrations too, of the car parts and of the sphinx in Egypt.
It would be advisable for readers to have either read the previous book, or watched the film, as it helps to understand this book but it is not vital. I think it will assist with understanding the story but all give added enjoyment.
The book ends with the possibility of future books in the series, however I am unsure if I would specifically pick up another book in the series.
I would recommend this as a nice gift for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang fans and for children aged 9+ due to complexity of some words within the text.
However, when I received the book , I was disappointed to find that the book is not a true sequel, it does not continue from where the film finished - no Truly Scrumptious and Mr Potts.
The book introduces a new family, The Tootings. The father, Mr Tooting, has been sacked from his job, but sees this as a good thing, because the family will be able to travel where ever they want. However, this is soon put in jeopardy when the family car is returned as it was a company car. Mr Tooting makes use of all his free time by 'modifying' household appliance and the children's toys.
Mrs Tooting comes home one day with a vintage camper van which Mr Tooting and his eldest son, Jem, begin to take apart and put back together again to enable the family to travel overseas as previously planned. A broken spark plug leads the family to visit a local scrapyard to try and find a new one - not only do they come away with a new spark plug but also a much larger engine for the van.
When the engine has been swapped over, they are set to begin their travels but an accident at a camper van festival, where baby Harry gets behind the wheel and drives the van off a cliff, they discover the van can fly and The Tooting family visit Paris and Cairo on their travels.
I thought that the story was well written and will interest children of 9+. The book includes lots of little facts about Paris and Cairo, but also little facts about the solar system and animals encountered on their travels.
The story is definitely set in the modern day with references to facebook and I phones mentioned within the text - this is a complete contrast to the original story and I like this side to the book.
I really liked the illustrations throughout the book, they accompanied the story well and added extra interest to the book. Some of the illustrations are very simple, however there are some very detailed illustrations too, of the car parts and of the sphinx in Egypt.
It would be advisable for readers to have either read the previous book, or watched the film, as it helps to understand this book but it is not vital. I think it will assist with understanding the story but all give added enjoyment.
The book ends with the possibility of future books in the series, however I am unsure if I would specifically pick up another book in the series.
I would recommend this as a nice gift for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang fans and for children aged 9+ due to complexity of some words within the text.
Format:Kindle Edition
"it does what it says on the tin!"
when i read it i was amazed and scared and exited!!
frank cottrel boyce is an utter genious!!!
when i read it i was amazed and scared and exited!!
frank cottrel boyce is an utter genious!!!
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thank you
My brother loved this book when I bought it for him for christmas, thank you for the book it was excellent
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A bit more simplistic in style than the original, but fun nonetheless!
I think I expected somnething on the lines of the original classic; and so was initially a little disappointed to find that this one had been 'dumbed down' for the modern... Read more
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Published 5 months ago by YAR HAR MATEY!
The return of everyone's favourite flying car
When Mr Tooting is made redundant, he and his son Jem decide to have a project - they acquire an old camper van and renovate it. Then they'll go globe-trotting in it. Read more
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