The Adventures of Stan: Book One the Awakening

By Darrell Cunningham

This is the first book in a series about a little blue car called STAN and his magical adventures with his friends- TOPPER the scarecrow, CHARLIE the crow, and two children BECKY & TOMAS. This book also introduces the childrens grandfather JAMES who has lovingly rebuilt STAN and his long suffering wife Emily who live on a farm.
Part of the proceeds of this book will be donated to The Teenage Cancer Trust to help the charity with its important work.
STAN is based on a rare 1939 Standard Flying Eight Tourer maintained by the Author and driven regularly in and around the New Forest Hampshire.

The car has a web site www.standardflyingeight.co.uk

Topper has his own web site www.topperthescarecrow.co.uk

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse UK
• Release date: May 26, 2011
• ISBN: 9781477217818

Darrell Cunningham

Darrell Cunningham was born in Epsom Surrey 1947 He has always been interested in cars. Having learnt to drive aged 17 in his father's Austin A35 he went on to become one of the youngest ministry approved driving instructors at the time. Although his first car was a Renault Dauphine Gordini he also rebuilt several Classic Cars including a 1929 Morris Minor, Morris 8 Tourer Srs 1, and his last an MGA Twin Cam, before moving on to modern cars. After he retired early due to illness he acquired a BIG BOYS TOY! a 1939 Standard Flying Eight Tourer which he called STAN. From then on he has written a series of books. As well as being the Publicity Officer for the Standard Motor Club and the Organiser of the New Forest Group a local motor club, he is often seen driving the little blue standard around the New Forest Hampshire. He supports Charities by arranging for Topper the scarecrow Charlie crow & Stan to visit shows, schools,fetes etc.

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© 2011 Darrell Cunningham. All Rights Reserved

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First published by AuthorHouse 4/18/2011

ISBN: 978-1-4567-7918-4 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4772-1781-8 (e)

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Contents

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER ONE THE AWAKENING

CHAPTER TWO LIFT OFF

CHAPTER THREE STAN MEETS SCARECROW

CHAPTER FOUR SCARECROW MEETS THE CHILDREN

CHAPTER FIVE TOPPER & STAN MEET CHARLIE CROW

Dedicated to the memory

of

Frederick Charles Cunningham

1905 to 1968

A quiet kind man who read Brer Rabbit and other tales to me at bed time when I was a child with a voice and emotion that made the characters come to life in my bedroom every night.

I hope in some way that when these stories are read to children I have done

the same.

THANKS DAD.

Darrell Cunningham

Acknowledgments

Julie Barry for her marvellous illustrations

Also special thanks to

Brian Parkes parts officer at Standard Motor Club

Mike O’Sullivan classic car specialist

Dave Salter member of the New Forest Group

Oliver Hannam-Penfold

with the maintenance of STAN the little blue car

&

The Staff at Authorhouse Publishers

for their immense patience and care

and all those other people who kindly gave their time

to help produce this book

INTRODUCTION

This is the first book in a series about a little blue car called STAN and his magical adventures with his friends- TOPPER the scarecrow, CHARLIE the crow, and two children BECKY & TOMAS. This book also introduces the children’s grandfather JAMES who has lovingly rebuilt STAN and his long suffering wife Emily