Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
The Magical Car

Name: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Ian Fleming
ISBN: 9781482972450

Author: Ian Fleming

Series: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Series #1

Narrator: David Tennant

Unabridged: 2 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ian Fleming Ltd.

Published: 04/01/2014

Categories: Children's Fiction, Classic Children's Stories, Fantasy Stories, Action & Adventure Stories, Children's Humor

Synopsis

"Crackpot" is what everybody calls the Pott family. So when they go to buy a new car and come back with a wreck, nobody is surprised—except for the Potts themselves. First, the car has a name, and she tells them what it is! Then they find out that she can fly … and swim.Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a car on a mission to stop a criminal gang in its tracks—and she's taking the Potts with her. Jump into the world's most loved magical car for her first adventure.Includes an interview with David Tennant

About Ian Fleming

Ian Fleming (1908–1964) was born in London and educated at Eton and Sandhurst. During World War II, he served in British Naval Intelligence, playing a key role in shaping the prototype CIA. His wide-ranging, fast-paced life would provide the backdrop for his beloved spy novels featuring the perennially charming James Bond.

About David Tennant

David Tennant, Earphones Award-winning narrator, is a Scottish actor who, over twenty years, has starred on stage, screen, television, and radio. In 2008 he played a widely praised Hamlet for the Royal Shakespeare Company but is probably best known for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, along with the title role in the 2005 television serial Casanova and as Barty Crouch Jr. in the 2005 film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rachel on October 05, 2022

5 (nostalgic) stars. I grew up with this so my liking of it is nostalgia based for a large part. But saying that, it is still a great story with a lot happening. This is not the actual story of the movie. It's sorta similar but really quite different. The two kids, the dad and the car are in it but th......more

Goodreads review by Carrie on August 07, 2019

This was really fun to listen to together! We thought the story was so fun and silly.......more

Goodreads review by Rach on November 10, 2012

Our son loves the movie and enjoys the book. It's not the nicest of stories to share with very young children, things happen that may be distressing for some, but older children may enjoy it, as our son does (he's 8, almost 9 years old). It was a childhood favourite of my brother's and mine, we each......more

Goodreads review by Tim on August 07, 2013

A lot if fun......more

Goodreads review by Magda on July 21, 2008

(Different version: 1964, by Random House. LCC 64-21282.) Rather delightful, different from the movie, but still got that song stuck in my head for a couple of days.......more

Quotes

“The car is magical. So is the book.”

“From the same stable as Thunderball, et al.: same excitement, same wonderful imagination. The car really lives.”

“Fleming’s rollicking story of the Potts family and their magical car is a great family read-aloud, with plenty of action.”

“Delightful! Sounding confiding, cheeky, and very British indeed, actor David Tennant relates Fleming’s 1964 story of a magical car…Tennant narrates with relish, especially when he gets to sound her GA-GOOOO-GA klaxon. It’s the perfect way to introduce a new audience to this charming British classic.”