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91ƵLisa91Ƶs World91Ƶ: Years in the making a Kelowna resident publishes children91Ƶs book

Pamela Reesor wrote the book when she was 19 years old while living in East Africa
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Pamela Reesor with her book.

Lost for more than 40 years and rediscovered during the days of the pandemic, a childrens91Ƶ 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 91Ƶbeautiful baobab tree91Ƶ and her favourite girls91Ƶ 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.

91ƵI sent the book to my friend Catherine-Anne Tower, who lives in Mexico, who is the grand-niece of Emily Carr,91Ƶ explained Reesor. 91ƵShe does some artwork and designs bags, tabletops and things like that.91Ƶ

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.

Lisa’s World: Written by Pamela Reesor and illustrated by Catherine Anne-Tower. (Jen Zielinski/Black Press Media)
Lisa91Ƶs World: Written by Pamela Reesor and illustrated by Catherine Anne-Tower. (Jen Zielinski/Black Press Media)

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It was then that Lisa91Ƶs World became reality in a 13-page, colourfully designed book that touches on fear, jealousy, loneliness and above all, the power of friendship

91ƵBetween us, we have learned how to illustrate and publish a book, not that I have another one in me,91Ƶ laughed Reesor.

Despite the many years between writing and publishing the book, Reesor said it was a story she felt needed to be told.

91ƵI 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,91Ƶ said Reesor.

Especially the end of the book where, 91ƵOnce again, their little part of the world was happy91Ƶ.

This isn91Ƶt Reesor91Ƶs 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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Jen Zielinski

About the Author: Jen Zielinski

I am a broadcast journalism graduate from BCIT and hold a bachelor of arts degree in political science and sociology from Thompson Rivers University. I enjoy volunteering with local organizations, such as the Okanagan Humane Society.
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