"""Framed"", he made the shortlist for both the Carnegie and the Whitbread Children's Book Award. He adapted it as a screenplay for a 2009 BBC television film. He made the Carnegie shortlist again for ""Cosmic"" (2008). In 2011, he was commissioned to write a sequel to the Ian Fleming children's book Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, which was published in October 2011 as ""Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again"" In addition to ""Coronation Street"", he wrote many episodes of the soap opera ""Brookside"", as well as its spin-off ""Damon and Debbie"". He wrote and staged his first original theatre production ""Proper"
"In the 2012 Australian production,""Kiddie-Widdy-Winkies"" was put back in the line-up of songs, but has since not been put back into the 2015 UK tour. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (musical) Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a stage musical based on the 1968 film produced by Albert R. Broccoli. The music and lyrics were written by Richard and Robert Sherman with book by Jeremy Sams. The musical premiered in the West End at the London Palladium on April 16, 2002 with six new songs by the Sherman Brothers who wrote the original Academy Award-nominated title and song score as well. The"
"production of the play. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (musical) written by Richard and Robert Sherman with book by Jeremy Sams was revived by director James Brining and multi Olivier Award winning choreographer Stephen Mear in 2016, Vantyler took over the role of The Childcatcher to major critical acclaim ""the amazingly talented Jos Vantyler"". He is one of the youngest actors to ever play the part. The Bristol Post wrote """"the scariest villain of all time is The Child Catcher (Jos Vantyler), and he was no less frightening on the stage than he was on the big screen, so be prepared"
"Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (musical) Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a stage musical based on the 1968 film produced by Albert R. Broccoli. The music and lyrics were written by Richard and Robert Sherman with book by Jeremy Sams. The musical premiered in the West End at the London Palladium on April 16, 2002 with six new songs by the Sherman Brothers who wrote the original Academy Award-nominated title and song score as well. The West End production, directed by Adrian Noble (at the time the artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company) with musical staging and choreography by Gillian"
"John Archambault John Archambault is an American children's book author, poet, story teller, and musician. He is known best for his best selling children's book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. Among his most recognizable children's books are Knots on a Counting Rope, Barn Dance, Boom Chicka Rock, Here Are My Hands, and The Birth of a Whale. Archambault was an avid reader from a young age, ultimately sparking his interest in writing. Throughout his career he has enjoyed collaboration with Bill Martin, Jr., also a children's book author. Archambault currently resides in Yorba Linda, California. Originally from Pasadena, California, Archambault had"
"Along the way, they learn a little more about Chitty, as well as the family that owned her before them: The Pott Family. On their way home, Little Harry accidentally pulls a lever (called the Chronojuster) that sends Chitty quickly backwards. When she finally stops, they find themselves in a place filled with Dinosaurs. Jem reads a journal that says the lever shouldn't be used ""unless time travel in required"". ""Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again"" was shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again is a children's novel"
"and written over a twenty books for children. Throughout his career, he has strived to turn learning, something that so many children dread, into an enjoyable experience. He was recruited to teach a first grade class in Bronx, NY where he worked to help his students get excited about reading. John Archambault John Archambault is an American children's book author, poet, story teller, and musician. He is known best for his best selling children's book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. Among his most recognizable children's books are Knots on a Counting Rope, Barn Dance, Boom Chicka Rock, Here Are My Hands,"
"Dorothy Wall Dorothy Wall (12 January 1894 – 21 January 1942) was a New Zealand-born author and illustrator of children's fiction books. She is most famous for creating Blinky Bill, an anthropomorphic koala who was the central character in her books ""Blinky Bill: the Quaint Little Australian"" (1933), ""Blinky Bill Grows Up"" (1934) and ""Blinky Bill and Nutsy"" (1937). Most of her books were first published by Angus & Robertson. Wall was born in Wellington, New Zealand on 12 January 1894 of English parents, Charles James William Wall and Lillian née Palethorpe. In 1904, at the age of ten, she"
"version of ""Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"" uses a story within a story format to tell a purely fantastic fairy tale within a relatively more realistic frame-story. The film version of ""The Wizard of Oz"" does the same thing by making its inner story into a dream. Lewis Carroll's celebrated ""Alice"" books use the same device of a dream as an excuse for fantasy, while Carroll's less well-known ""Sylvie and Bruno"" subverts the trope by allowing the dream figures to enter and interact with the ""real"" world. Some stories feature what might be called a literary version of the Droste effect,"
"Chitty Bang Bang, a chain-driven customised Mercedes with a 23-litre 6-cylinder Maybach aero-engine. Fleming had seen the car's owner, Count Louis Zborowski race at the Brooklands race track. The origin of the name ""Chitty Bang Bang"" is disputed, but may also have been inspired by early aeronautical engineer Letitia Chitty. Like Zborowski, Fleming names his car because of the noise it made—and the noise a car made was important to Fleming. As he wrote the novel, Fleming used aspects of his life to flesh out the details, much as he did with many of his Bond stories. Thus, in the"
"been mentioned as a major influence by other authors, including Laurie Halse Anderson, Judy Blume, Lauren Myracle, and Jon Scieszka. † Henry Huggins series (1950–1964) ‡ Ramona series (1955–1999) Beverly Cleary Beverly Atlee Cleary (née Bunn; born April 12, 1916) is an American writer of children's and young adult fiction. One of America's most successful living authors, 91 million copies of her books have been sold worldwide since her first book was published in 1950. Some of Cleary's best known characters are Henry Huggins and his dog Ribsy, Ramona Quimby and Beezus Quimby, and Ralph S. Mouse. The majority of"
"Cairo Jim Cairo Jim is a popular series of children's books by author Geoffrey McSkimming. They have been described as ""epic"" and ""imaginatively written"", and compared to the Boy's Own Paper and the works of Agatha Christie. There are currently 18 books in the series. Additionally published is ""Cairo Jim's Bumper Book of Flabbergasting Fragments"", a book of poems, short stories and puzzles for fans of the series. The Cairo Jim and Jocelyn Osgood books are published in many different languages in the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, Korea, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Poland, Russia, Hungary, and New Zealand. Commencing in 2016,"
"Chitty Bang Bang Chitty Bang Bang was the informal name of a number of celebrated English racing cars, built and raced by Count Louis Zborowski and his engineer Clive Gallop in the 1920s, which inspired the book, film and stage musical ""Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang"". The Chittys were built in Canterbury, Kent and stored at Higham Park, Zborowski's country house at Bridge near Canterbury. The cars were so loud that Canterbury reportedly passed a by-law prohibiting them from entering within the city walls. The origin of the name ""Chitty Bang Bang"" is disputed, but may have been inspired by aeronautical engineer Letitia Chitty,"
"Fleming consulted his motor engineer friend Charles Amherst Villiers, who produced a sketch based on Fleming's description of the magical car—this drawing was passed to Cape's popular new illustrator John Burningham, who was asked to illustrate the whole series on the strength of his debut story ""Borka"". ""Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang"" was originally published in three volumes, 1964–1965; the omnibus edition followed in 1968. Burningham's witty and timeless art-work, along with Fleming's imaginative text, led Chitty to become the most famous and best loved car in English-language fiction. In 1964 Burningham married author-illustrator Helen Gillian Oxenbury, who won the 1969 Greenaway Medal. He"
"Bill Martin Jr. William Ivan Martin Jr. (March 20, 1916 – August 11, 2004) was an American educator, publishing executive, and author of more than 300 children's books including ""The Sounds of Mystery,"" ""Chicka Chicka Boom Boom"" (co-authored with John Archambault), ""Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?"", ""Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See?"", ""Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?"", and ""Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?"" The Bill Martin Jr. Award, which is the Kansas state award for best children's picture book, was established in his honor in 1996. Martin was born"
"Enid Blyton Enid Mary Blyton (11 August 1897 – 28 November 1968) was an English children's writer whose books have been among the world's best-sellers since the 1930s, selling more than 600 million copies. Blyton's books are still enormously popular, and have been translated into 90 languages; her first book, ""Child Whispers"", a 24-page collection of poems, was published in 1922. She wrote on a wide range of topics including education, natural history, fantasy, mystery, and biblical narratives and is best remembered today for her Noddy, Famous Five, Secret Seven and Malory Towers series. Following the commercial success of her"
"Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is a bestselling American children's book written by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault, illustrated by Lois Ehlert, and published by Simon & Schuster in 1989. The book features anthropomorphized letters. The lower-case letters climb a coconut tree in alphabetical order, until the tree bends so much, causing all 26 letters to tumble out of the tree. Capital letters (the older relatives of the letters climbing the tree) come to help them. Again alphabetically, it describes each letter's injury. At night, ""a"" comes back out and climbs up the coconut tree, daring"
"all titles in the Cairo Jim chronicles are being e-published by 9 Diamonds Press. A completely new Cairo Jim novel will appear in 2018. Cairo Jim Cairo Jim is a popular series of children's books by author Geoffrey McSkimming. They have been described as ""epic"" and ""imaginatively written"", and compared to the Boy's Own Paper and the works of Agatha Christie. There are currently 18 books in the series. Additionally published is ""Cairo Jim's Bumper Book of Flabbergasting Fragments"", a book of poems, short stories and puzzles for fans of the series. The Cairo Jim and Jocelyn Osgood books are"
"was matched by Burningham's illustrations. ""Daily Express"" serialisation (1964) ""Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang"" was serialised in the ""Daily Express"" newspaper in five episodes over the course of a week, from Monday 19 October 1964, to Friday 23 October 1964. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"" (1968 film) A film loosely based on the novel was made in 1968, with a screenplay written by Roald Dahl and Ken Hughes. It was produced by Albert R. ""Cubby"" Broccoli, who had made five James Bond films previously. The film starred Dick Van Dyke as Caractacus Potts and Sally Ann Howes as Truly Scrumptious, an additional character who was"
"named one of the ""Young Book Trust 100 Best Books"" 2002, commended runner-up for the Kate Greenaway Medal, ""Crispin the Pig Who Had It All"" 2004, named one of the ""Publisher's Weekly"" Books of the Year, the ""Bing Bunny"" series of books for toddlers Ted Dewan Ted Dewan is an American-born British writer and illustrator of children's books who resides in England. He is best known as the creator of the award-winning book series, ""Bing,"" now adapted into an animated television series. Dewan was born in Boston and raised in Lexington, Massachusetts, the first son of physicist Dr Edmond M"
"the book that is considered by the panel of librarians to be the most distinguished contribution to literature for children and young adults for that year. The award was established in 1945 and named in honour of Christchurch journalist and children's writer Esther Glen (1881–1940). The Whizbanger That Emmental Built The Whizbanger That Emmental Built (2006) is a children's novel book written by New Zealand author, Reuben Schwarz. The novel tells the story of Emmental Baker, daughter of famed writer Nial Baker, and her adventures with the bizarre inventor Chaida Manning. ""The Whizbanger That Emmental Built"" was published by in"
"Sherman Brothers The Sherman Brothers were an American songwriting duo that specialized in musical films, made up of Robert B. Sherman (December 19, 1925 – March 6, 2012) and Richard M. Sherman (born June 12, 1928). The Sherman Brothers wrote more motion-picture musical song scores than any other songwriting team in film history. Film scores of the Sherman Brothers include ""Mary Poppins"", ""Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"", ""The Jungle Book"" (except “The Bare Necessities”), ""Bedknobs and Broomsticks"", ""Charlotte's Web"" and ""The Aristocats"". Their most well known work, however, remains the theme park song ""It's a Small World (After All)"". According to"
"Bill Martin, Jr. to write a sequel to his book ""Chicka Chicka Boom Boom"". But when he and co-author Michael Sampson turned the manuscript in, it was rejected. That manuscript was published by Henry Holt as the title ""Rock It, Sock It, Number Line."" 5 years later Martin and Sampson wrote a 2nd counting book, and it became Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3. The book quickly became a best-seller, and is used by teachers throughout the United States to teach counting and place value to young children. The book has won numerous awards from a variety of publications, libraries, and"
"Pendine Sands in Wales. The next year, on 21 July 1925, Campbell returned to Pendine, where he became the first person to exceed as he set a new record of . Perhaps the most well-known aero-engined cars of the interwar period were the series of amateur, chain-driven creations of Louis Zborowski that were each known as Chitty Bang Bang. They later attained fame as the namesake for the children’s book ""Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang"", written by Ian Fleming, as well as the film and musical of the same title. Although the origin of the name is unknown, it is thought to derive from"
"altered after film producer Kevin McClory alleged that parts of the biography were untrue regarding the novel and film rights to ""Thunderball"". In 1989 the biography was turned into a movie, ""Goldeneye"". The 1967 American paperback edition was retitled ""Alias James Bond—The Life of Ian Fleming"". No other edition has this title. The Life of Ian Fleming The Life of Ian Fleming is a biography of Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond and author of the children’s book ""Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"". The biography was written by John Pearson, Fleming’s assistant at the London ""Sunday Times,"" in 1966. Pearson"
"City and a town witch. Christopher Pike’s books are young adult fiction, horror and vampire stories as well. Pike wrote 75 books from 1985 to 2007. Hasan drew others stories from other juvenile English series.The most notable one is The Hardy Boys. Romhorshok or Reza-Shuza book series’ made the boys a little older than in the original The Three Investigators series and they participated in seemingly more dangerous missions. Romhorshok’ series books were later converted into Tin Goyenda books, so Bengali Tin Goenda series has Hardy Boys stories in it. From 1927 to 2014, 489 books were published in the"
"Beverly Cleary Beverly Atlee Cleary (née Bunn; born April 12, 1916) is an American writer of children's and young adult fiction. One of America's most successful living authors, 91 million copies of her books have been sold worldwide since her first book was published in 1950. Some of Cleary's best known characters are Henry Huggins and his dog Ribsy, Ramona Quimby and Beezus Quimby, and Ralph S. Mouse. The majority of Cleary's books are set in the Grant Park neighborhood of northeast Portland, Oregon, where she was raised, and she has been credited as one of the first authors of"
"Ellen Marlow Ellen Taylor Marlow (born February 22, 1994) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Claire Lyons in ""The Clique"" movie based on the books by Lisi Harrison and Jemima Potts in ""Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"". Ellen Taylor Marlow was born in Dallas, Texas. She moved to Austin, Texas at age 3 and became active in sports and cheerleading. Her love of performance and musical theatre in particular began during a family vacation to New York City at age 4. Marlow's early education was in the Texas school system, but after beginning her formal"
"the other letters to catch him. An audio book version is also available, narrated by Ray Charles. A CD-ROM version was released in 1995 by Davidson and Simon & Schuster Interactive. It inspired a 2004 sequel, ""Chicka, Chicka, 1, 2, 3"". A board book for toddlers, entitled ""Chicka, Chicka ABC"" was published in 1990, containing the first half of the full story, which ends up with all 26 letters falling out of the tree. In 1992, along with musician David Plummer, Archambault released an album composed of several songs based on the storybook, entitled ""Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and Other"
"starring Nick Stahl, Kate Burton and Vera Farmiga), which debuted to acclaim at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Marlow continues to develop her career in film, television, theater, and music. She has appeared in the Jerry Bruckheimer produced ABC pilot for ""The Forgotten"" starring Christian Slater as well as episodes of ""Cold Case"", """" and ""Criminal Minds"". Ellen Marlow Ellen Taylor Marlow (born February 22, 1994) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Claire Lyons in ""The Clique"" movie based on the books by Lisi Harrison and Jemima Potts in ""Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"". Ellen"
"was voted ""the scariest villain in children's books"", despite not actually featuring in the original book. He was created for the film by co-screenwriter Roald Dahl, who specialized in creating colorful villains in his books. In 2008, ""Entertainment Weekly"" called Helpmann's depiction of the Child Catcher one of the ""50 Most Vile Movie Villains."" Child Catcher The Child Catcher is a character in the film ""Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"" and in the later stage musical adaptation. The character did not appear in the original Ian Fleming book. The Child Catcher is employed by Baron Bomburst and Baroness Bomburst to snatch"
"Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys (1993) is the third book in the Dangerous Angels series by Francesca Lia Block. It focuses on Cherokee, the daughter of Weetzie Bat, and her friends as they start a band, find success, and deal with the corruption of their spirits. While the grown-ups are away making a movie, teenager Cherokee is left to cheer up her sort-of sister Witch Baby, who is deeply depressed. Cherokee makes her a pair of wings out of wire and feathers, and it cheers Witch Baby up due to an unexplained magical"
"Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys (1993) is the third book in the Dangerous Angels series by Francesca Lia Block. It focuses on Cherokee, the daughter of Weetzie Bat, and her friends as they start a band, find success, and deal with the corruption of their spirits. While the grown-ups are away making a movie, teenager Cherokee is left to cheer up her sort-of sister Witch Baby, who is deeply depressed. Cherokee makes her a pair of wings out of wire and feathers, and it cheers Witch Baby up due to an unexplained magical"