Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the Race Against Time - Press Release

7/29/2019 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the Race Against Time - Press Release

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

by Frank Cottrell Boyce

illustrated by Joe Berger

Everyones favorite flying car shifts into

another dimension as the intrepid Tooting

family zooms back and forth through time.

When the Tootings return to Zborowski Terrace at theend ofChitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again, they nd

that home is looking a lot like Jurassic Park. But this is

no theme park a very real and very hungry T. rex is

charging them! Thanks to Dads inadvertent yanking of

Chittys Chronojuster lever, the spirited car has ushered

them back to prehistoric times, where the family (and

especially Little Harry) make a narrow escape. But

Chitty has a mind of her own, and the Tootings will

get an unexpected tour of exciting times and places

from Prohibition-era New York (where Chitty wants tocompete in the famous Prix dEsmereldas Birthday Cake

race) to the lost city of El Dorado and back again, with

misadventures and surprise stowaways along the way.

Get ready for a hilarious high-ying adventure, with

celebrated author Frank Cottrell Boyce behind the wheel.

FRANK COTTRELL BOYCE is a writer of books for

young readers, most notablyMillions, winner of the

Carnegie Medal, and Cosmic, which garnered six starred

reviews. He is also the author ofThe Unforgotten Coat.

Frank Cottrell Boyce lives in England.

JOE BERGERis an editorial cartoonist, animator, and

illustrator. He has illustrated numerous books, including

the Nosy Crow title Hubble Bubble, Granny Troubleby

Tracey Corderoy. Joe Berger lives in England.

On sale March 12, 2013HC: 978-0-7636-5982-0 $15.99 ($18.00 CAN) Ages 912

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Ian Flemings heirs, who have commissioned numerous James Bond

sequels, turned to Boyce to continue Flemings 1964 storyChitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car, and Boyce delivers. . . . This rst

volume in a planned trilogy is hilarious and endlessly entertaining

Publishers Weekly(starred review)

Cheers forChitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again!

HC: 978-0-7636-5957-8 PB: 978-0-7636-6353-7

Buckle your seat belt for the rst-ever follow-up

to Ian Flemings only childrens story.

Fueled by wry humor, this much-anticipated sequel

to the childrens classic by James Bond creator

Ian Fleming featuring a contemporary family and a camper

van with a mind of its own is driven by best-selling, award-

winning author Frank Cottrell Boyce and revved up by

Joe Bergers captivating black-and-white illustrations.

A jolly good ride. The Wall Street Journal

A witty sequel! School Library Journal(starred review)

Boyces modernized sequel to Ian Flemings classic . . . faithfully reects the

elements of the original, and the nods to Flemings book and the subsequent movie make this

retread of the ultimate family road trip even more enjoyable. . . . The Tootings, however,

hold their own when it comes to aptitude for zany adventures, so even readers with

no knowledge of Dick Van Dyke or Truly Scrumptious will want to tag along for the familysrun-ins with car-obsessed thieves, giant squids, and rogue spies. Bergers energetic

line-and-wash illustrations depict a thoroughly modern biracial family,

completing the successful retooling of a beloved classic. Mr. Potts would be proud.

Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books

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Ian Flemings original classic soars again!

Crackpot is what everybody calls the Pott

family. So when they go to buy a new car

and come back with a wreck, nobody issurprised. Except for the Potts themselves.

First, the car has a name. And she tells them

what it is. Then they nd out that she cany. And swim . . . . Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

is a car on a mission to stop a criminal gangin its tracks and she is taking the Potts

with her! Jump into the worlds most loved

magical car for her rst adventure.

IAN FLEMING,famous for creating James Bond,also loved fast cars and this love spurred himto write his only childrens book, for his little boy,Caspar, about a car that could y. Published just afterFlemings death in 1964, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: TheMagical Carbecame an immediate bestseller. It hasbeen reinvented as a musical and as a lm (with thescreenplay written by Roald Dahl) and inspired two

sequels written by Frank Cottrell Boyce.JOE BERGERis an editorial cartoonist, animator,and illustrator. He has illustrated numerous books,including the Nosy Crow title Hubble Bubble, GrannyTroubleby Tracey Corderoy. Joe Berger lives inEngland.

On sale March 12, 2013PB: 978-0-7636-6666-8 $6.99 ($8.00 CAN) Ages 912

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