{"product_id":"chitty-chitty-bang-bang","title":"Ian Fleming: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang [2016] hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith the proceeds from his latest invention, Crackpot Whistling Sweets, Commander Caractacus Pott buys his family their first car. It looks like a wreck, but once restored it turns out to be no ordinary vehicle; Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang is a magical car which can fly, swim and even think. Chitty and the eccentric, plucky Pott family set off on a succession of increasingly perilous adventures that take them across the English Channel and all the way to Paris.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published in 1964, \u003ci\u003eChitty Chitty Bang Bang\u003c\/i\u003e was Ian Fleming's only children's book, written for his son Caspar. Fleming was inspired by a celebrated English racing car nicknamed 'Chitty-Bang-Bang', which was built and raced by Count Louis Zborowski in the 1920s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis stunning edition features gorgeous illustrations by Joe Berger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDesigned to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fleming, Ian \u0026 Berger, Joe","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46544559931731,"sku":"9781909621442","price":11.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/fleming-ian-berger-joe-ian-fleming-chitty-chitty-bang-bang-2016-hardback-9781909621442-57291407130963.jpg?v=1727254027","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/chitty-chitty-bang-bang","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}