Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Yes, this is the author of the James Bond books. The Pott family of England (including an 8-year-old twin boy and girl) acquires an unusual car. After careful restoration by the quirky Commander Pott, the car takes the family on an exciting, dangerous, and far-fetched adventure across the English Channel.
Both boys and girls will like the action, adventure, gangsters, explosions, and chocolates. Despite the criminal nature of the gangsters, the whole book is presented so lightheartedly that they are not frightening. The author’s approach is similar to Roald Dahl’s—fanciful, aided by parents who have a willing sense of adventure. The book has also been made into a movie with Dick Van Dyke.
Where would you go in a flying car?
Would you have blown up the cave?
If you were Jeremy or Jemima, how would you have warned Monsieur Bon Bon?
What would you have named the car?
Why do you think Commander and Mrs. Pott went after the children in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang rather than calling the police?
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