Which famous spy novelist wrote the childrens' story "Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang"?

The story behind the answer

Ian Fleming is correct. Best known for creating James Bond, Fleming also wrote the children’s adventure Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang in the early 1960s for his son, Caspar. The story, published in 1964, follows a magical car and the Pott family on whimsical, gadget-filled escapades—very much in the spirit of Fleming’s love for ingenious devices and high-stakes derring-do.

Memory tip: Think “Bond’s gadgets on four wheels.” Fleming’s spy thrillers gave us Q’s inventions; his children’s book gives us a flying, floating, rocket-boosted car. The other authors wrote notable works with espionage themes—John Buchan (The Thirty-Nine Steps), Graham Greene (Our Man in Havana), and Joseph Conrad (The Secret Agent)—but the family-friendly, gadget-car classic is firmly Fleming’s.