Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

An illustrated children's classic

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

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Dad started the engine. It made two loud sneezes -CHITTY! CHITTY!- and two small explosions -BANG! BANG!- and thundered into life!Join Jemima and Jeremy on a madcap adventure in the world's most famous flying car! A stunningly illustrated picture-book retelling of Ian Fleming's timeless classic - a must for every child's bookshelf! Stunning illustrations throughout bring this classic tale to life for the youngest of fans. Retold by the much-loved children's author Peter Bently and beautifully illustrated by Steve Antony, the creator of Mr Panda.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2022-02-03
Mått:250 x 274 x 6 mm
Vikt:200 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:32
Förlag:Hachette Children's Group
Illustratör:Steve Antony
ISBN:9781444948219

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Peter studied languages at Oxford and lives in Wickham, England. He is the author of the hilarious and bestselling The Great Bottom Swap, shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. King Jack and the Dragon, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal and was among the American Library Association's Notable Children's Books of the year. www.peterbently.com Since his 2014 debut, multi award-winning author-illustrator Steve Antony has so far written and illustrated 18 picture books and sold over one million copies worldwide, and 7 of his titles have been nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal. His Mr Panda series has sold over 1 million copies worldwide and was recently optioned for TV by Magic Light Pictures. His highly acclaimed The Queen's Hat (the first instalment of the Queen Collection) was adapted into a musical concert by the London Symphony Orchestra and won the Evening Standard's Oscars Book Prize. His Queen's Hat inspired Shaun the Sheep statue raised £15,000 for the Wallace and Gromit Children's Charity. He plays an active role in his local community as Patron to Swindon Libraries Children's Services and recently designed their library card. He is an Ambassador for The National Literacy Trust , an active supporter of Beanstalk and a vocal advocate for more incidental inclusiveness in children's literature, having written several articles on the subject. Through his art, Steve has helped raise thousands for various UK charities including My AFK, BookTrust, Willow Foundation and Wallace and Gromit Children's Charity.Steve's studied at Anglia Ruskin University after taking voluntary redundancy from a Swindon call centre. Steve was part-raised in New Mexico and now lives in Swindon UK with his husband and cat.Ian Fleming was born in London in 1908. His first novel Casino Royale was published in 1953 and Fleming went on to write another thirteen Bond books, as well as the children's classic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, which is based on the bedtime stories he made up for his son Caspar. In 1968 the story was adapted into a hugely popular film starring Dick Van Dyke, with a screenplay written by Roald Dahl.