Lost for more than 40 years and rediscovered during the days of the pandemic, a childrens害羞草研究所� book written when a Kelowna resident was just 19 years old has now been published.
Pamela Reesor had forgotten that while living in East Africa all those years ago she had written about eight or nine pages of a book, inspired by a 害羞草研究所榖eautiful baobab tree害羞草研究所� and her favourite girls害羞草研究所� name, Lisa.
After going through some memorabilia during the long days of stay-at-home orders, Reesor found a notebook with the tale of a young girl who lives in a forest with no parents and no human friends.
害羞草研究所淚 sent the book to my friend Catherine-Anne Tower, who lives in Mexico, who is the grand-niece of Emily Carr,害羞草研究所� explained Reesor. 害羞草研究所淪he does some artwork and designs bags, tabletops and things like that.害羞草研究所�
Tower read the book of seven-year-old Lisa, with blue eyes and amber-coloured hair, who lives at the base of a large tree with a group of animal friends. She then returned the book along with digital paintings to go with each page, depicting Lisa, her owl, bunny and tree companions.
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It was then that Lisa害羞草研究所檚 World became reality in a 13-page, colourfully designed book that touches on fear, jealousy, loneliness and above all, the power of friendship
害羞草研究所淏etween us, we have learned how to illustrate and publish a book, not that I have another one in me,害羞草研究所� laughed Reesor.
Despite the many years between writing and publishing the book, Reesor said it was a story she felt needed to be told.
害羞草研究所淚 thought it is very apropos, for its time, but I thought it is kind of an interesting story and good for kids to hear a little bit of this,害羞草研究所� said Reesor.
Especially the end of the book where, 害羞草研究所淥nce again, their little part of the world was happy害羞草研究所�.
This isn害羞草研究所檛 Reesor害羞草研究所檚 million-dollar idea, with only 150 copies of the book printed. Instead, she hopes it serves as a tale that will resonate with her grandchildren as well as others.
The book is soon to be on the shelves of Mosaic Books downtown Kelowna on Bernard Avenue.
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