Tag Archives: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Finally catching up with Frank Cottrell Boyce

Posted on March 6, 2015 by writewyattuk

I won’t hold back. Lots of people who know about my love for children’s lit will have heard me talk in glowing terms about the work of Frank Cottrell Boyce, the respected film scriptwriter who turned to fiction with such … Continue reading →

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Frank fires Fleming’s thrilling time-travelogue forward

Posted on November 10, 2013 by writewyattuk

In which the blogger runs the rule over Frank Cottrell Boyce’s 2013 publication Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Over The Moon. There’s a sense of being a big kid yourself when you’re a children’s author, the magical element of a Peter … Continue reading →

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Arctic adventures, time travel and family secrets

Posted on December 17, 2012 by writewyattuk

In which writewyattuk gets on the festive bandwagon and selects three great 2012 reads  for junior/middle school age children (nine to twelve-ish) – all possible last-minute Christmas buying conundrum solutions. While we’re into the last days of the year, no … Continue reading →

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