Prince Rupert educators and authors navigate pandemic with children's book "The Lemon Tart"

Laura Wiebe and Sarah McChesney are ready for the launch
of their book The Lemon Tart which will be available for
purchase later this week

Prince Rupert readers can share in some positive themes from a tough situation, as they explore the wonders of The Lemon Tart, the creation of two Prince Rupert educators Sarah McChesney and Laura Wiebe who wanted to help youngsters cope with times of COVID while giving back to their home community through their project.

The Lemon Tart is a children's story written and illustrated by the two here in Prince Rupert,  with both Sarah and Laura having worked in the school district this past year and like everyone, suddenly finding themselves faced with navigating a pandemic. 

As they observe in some notes on the book,  the world changed before our eyes it was important it was important to them to find ways to connect to children but also to use their book as a way to give back to the community that has given them so much. 

The story was written at a kitchen table during the initial lockdown during the Pandemic of 2020. Like many stories from lockdown this came from 2 friends trying to stay busy, positive, and searching for a way to help. 

Their work provides for frequent mentions of Prince Rupert putting the community into the heart of the path towards the Lemon Tart, but we're not going to spoil any surprises ... as to the title.

The two authors note for the North Coast Review, that they have said it millions of times before; we were lucky to have each other during this time and wanted to ensure the children were not left behind.

Ms. Wiebe is currently a Grade 4/5 teacher at Conrad elementary, while Ms. McChesney has returned to her studies and remains a teacher on call in Prince Rupert.

You can get your first glimpse of the latest book offering from Prince Rupert's growing list of accomplished authors from Muskeg Press, with the book to be available to the public as of December 6th.

Keep an eye out at Eddies New's, Homework and Cooks Jewellers where the Lemon Tart will be making for a special Christmas gift this season.

More notes on Community Events around the Northwest can be explored from our archive page here.