Part of today’s Kindle ebook deal of the day over at Amazon today is the children’s story Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by James Bond creator Ian Fleming and illustrator Joe Berger for only $1.99 (that’s 72% off the regular price of $6.99.) If you’d like to purchase a physical copy of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the book is also available in paperback.

Also on sale today are the follow-up books by Frank Cottrell Boyce and Joe Berger, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the Race Against Time, for $1.99 each.

Note – this deal is valid only for today, Sunday, March 31, 2013, until 11:59pm PST.

Be sure to check out this month’s Kindle deals: 100 Kindle Books For $3.99 or Less, which includes two novels by Joe Hill: Heart-Shaped Box and Horns.

About Chitty Chitty Bang Bang:

Ian Fleming’s beloved original text “” newly illustrated by Joe Berger! “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.

In 1968, Fleming’s book was adapted by author Roald Dahl and is available on DVD and Blu-ray/DVD Combo.

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