Review: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again

So what'd you think of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again?

It was a pretty good book.  There was some good humor in it.

Who are the main characters?

The main characters are Mum, Dad, Lucy, Jem, and Little Harry.  They're a family.  Lucy has this gloomy aspect about her.  She wears black and she painted her room black and has a skull lamp and spends most of her time sulking.  Jem is the middle brother.  He helps his dad fix the van.  Little Harry is a toddler but every time he says something it tends to be true.  Then there's Dad who's kind of a lunatic.  In the second chapter he tries to fix all the kids' room and ruins everything.  For example, he puts up flower wallpaper over Lucy's black walls and accidentally sets her lamp on fire and it starts emitting toxic fumes.  Mum is a lot smarter than Dad and knows how to handle him.

So what's the basic story?

It's about the adventures of the family that travels in a magical camping van that is trying to repair itself.

Is there a villain?

Definitely, yes.   But I'm not going to say what it is.  They do manage to get away from it though.

What age group do you think would most enjoy this book?

Probably six to nine year olds. 

On a scale of 1-10, what does it rate?

Probably a 7.

You can check the book out here.

Who's Ruben?

Hello, this is Ruben's dad.  I've known Ruben a long time now and I think he's pretty cool.  He's nine years old at the moment.  One of his favorite hobbies is reading. He also likes computer games, swimming, Magic the Gathering, gymnastics, acting, telling jokes and throwing stuff at his brother.  Over the past year, he's probably read at least 100 books.  Not kiddie books.  I'm talking the thick 350 page kinds.  The trilogies with the wizards and the dragons and the secret universes kids are always finding in a closet or under a garbage can.  You know what I mean.

The problem is, he tends to finish them in one or two days and then I'm back to searching Amazon and the book reviews to find him new material.  But that only lasts a day or two.  So I created this blog to give him a chance to share with you the books he reads.  Maybe that will slow him down.  His recommendation is probably the best you'll find online.  Adults don't know what kids like.  They think they do, but they don't. 

At Ruben's Reading Room, you'll likely hear of books that will suprise and delight the 7 to 13 year old son/daughter/friend in your life that might enjoy a great book -- but doesn't know what to read. He's read so many of books... he knows which ones are worth your time and which one's are just phoning it in.  So thanks for stopping by.