“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 is taking the Potts with her! Jump into the world’s most loved magical car for her first adventure.

• ISBN: 9780763666668
• Author: Fleming, Ian
• Illustrator: Berger, Joe
• Published: 2013 , Candlewick Press
• Themes: Adventures, Automobiles, Cars, Magic
• Descriptors: England (UK), Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)