Also by Scott Bury:
- The Bones of the Earth, Part 1: Initiation Rites
- The Bones of the Earth-Part 1: Initiation Rites (full)
- The Bones of the Earth
- What Made Me Love You?
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Published: Sep. 15, 2011
Words: 5334 (approximate)
Language: English
Ebook short description
Sam dresses up as a pirate and attaches a jolly roger to his rickety bicycle to hijack as many strawberries as he can. The five-century-old Commodore Swinkill tries to hunt him down. The strawberry-buckling chase criss-crosses Canada and unites the people behind the young buccaneer. All proceeds from this story go to Children at Risk in support of children with autism spectrum disorders.Extended description
What happens when a thin boy dresses as a pirate, attaches a jolly roger to his bicycle and starts to hijack strawberries?When the pirate starts handing his booty over to poor children, the people take his side. But the evil fruit monopoly doesn't take kindly to pirates. They hire the notorious pirate-killer, Commodore Tiberius J. Swinkill, to hunt Sam down.
Thus begins the epic chase across Canada. It's broken bicycle against a sailboat on wheels in a chase for the hearts and strawberries of the nation!
This swashbuckling tale of fury and fruit is for children, parents and everyone who loves strawberries, children or pirates.
Author Scott Bury will donate all proceeds from the sales of this story to Children at Risk, a registered charity that supports families and children with autism spectrum disorders.
Tags
children, humor, canada, pirate, epic, autism, charity, parents, sharing, bicycle, robin hood, children adventure, strawberries, strawberry, humor and comedy, epic adventure, humor childrens, humor book, skinny, commodore, parents and children, pirate stories, pirate adventure, parents and aspergers, bicycle riding, bicycle trips, bicycle touring, autism childrens book, autism in children, humor adventure, children 11 and upwards, pirate costume, crosscanadaAvailable ebook reading formats
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Review by:
Richard Sanders
on Oct. 21, 2011 :
There are two solid reasons to buy Scott Bury’s short story, Sam the Strawb Part. (1) All proceeds go to Children At Risk, an Ottawa-based charity for kids with autism spectrum disorders, so for a mere $1.99 you’re contributing to a worthy cause. (2) For a mere $1.99, you’re getting a entertaining read that’s worth a lot more.
The hero of this fractured fairy tale is a boy who loves strawberries so much he plunders them from unsuspecting shoppers. In other words, he’s a strawberry pirate. Though, as Bury tells us, “Sam had a habit of talking very quickly and slurring his words without enunciating, so he described himself as ‘a strawb part.’”
Bury has written one of those stories that can be read by children but enjoyed by adults, thanks to its liberal doses of absurdist humor. Here’s a sample: “The Senior Director was the most obese man on the planet. He wore a dark grey suit and a white shirt that bulged at all the buttons. There was not a tie in the world that could go around his neck, so he wore an open collar.”
The Senior Director is one of the executives of the East Canada Fruit Company. Alarmed by the great losses to their strawberry inventory, they mount a campaign to capture Sam. The chase leads to wild adventures, media notoriety and eventually to lessons learned about life (including how to coach the Canadian team for the Tour de France).
In other words, the story covers a lot of territory in 20 pages. For $1.99, you could do much worse.
(reviewed within a week of purchase)
Review by:
Katie Turner
on Oct. 18, 2011 :
This was a beautifully written children’s book. Loved the story and can really see the children getting into it. Their imaginations are fantastic and I am sure there will be a lot of children pretending to be Sam, the Strawb Part.
Sam is a young boy whom loves strawberries and uses his wits and cunning to steal strawberries from unsuspecting mothers at the grocery store. Because of his appearance they feel for Sam and hand over their strawberries. The East Canada Fruit (Fool) Company is not impressed and hires a pirate to capture and stop Sam from stealing all the strawberries. This is where the adventure begins. The chase sets off around the country and Sam is always one step ahead.
This is Robin Hood meets Pirates of the Caribbean for a children’s book. Fantastic and another fantastic fact is that all proceeds of this book goes to charity, Children at Risk, a registered charity that supports families of children with autism spectrum disorders. What a wonderful cause, so please help support and read this lovely story.
(reviewed the day of purchase)
Review by:
Allison M. Dickson
on Oct. 12, 2011 :
Super cute and imaginative story that put a smile on my face. Kids and grownups alike would certainly appreciate it. And all proceeds go to a good charity.
Would love to see this with accompanying illustrations someday.
(reviewed the day of purchase)
Review by:
John Hansen
on Sep. 23, 2011 :
Sam, the Strawb Part is a quick, fun read. I caught myself smiling numerous times throughout the light-hearted tale, because the storyline is one of those silly, upbeat ideas that will make any reader smile. I really love the protagonist, Sam, who – though he had little time to do so – gave off this humorous, fulfilling vibe that caused me to gravitate towards him. He is a loveable, funny and perplexing character who is perfect for a children’s story like this. He really is. I think that you all will love the protagonist as much as I if you read this book.
I did come across the occassional spelling mistake and/or grammatical error as I read, but it was nothing beyond trivial. My only problem with this book is that it seems as though the author forgot to continue writing to the reading level of his target audience – children – at times. He injected a number of a strong words into the book that are beyond most children’s repetoire and there were points in the story where the author’s writing style became a little to rich to appeal to children. But that certainly did not take away from the story.
All in all, this book receives a well-deserved four stars for its charismatic protagonist and its fun storyline. I would recommend this to a mom or dad who would like a silly book to read to their child or really anyone who enjoys fun, humorous reads – even if it is for children - while supporting a charity in the process. I don’t know what the market is like for children’s eBooks – I assume it’s rough – but this is one of those books that I’d love to see being read to children all across the globe
(reviewed within a week of purchase)