Noreen Philippa HesthammerNoreen Philippa Hesthammer: 1915-1969

Noreen 'Pip' Hesthammer was born in North Vancouver, British Columbia, where she lived for most of her life. The forests depicted in 'The Stump Gump' are strongly reminiscent of the landscape she love and knew intimately. Noreen's early watercolours were whimsical and endearing and she created many other characters beside the Stump Gump. Though her family grew up with all of them, only the Stump Gump story was recorded.

Noreen and her husband, Ingolv Hesthammer, met and were married in the early 1940s. They had three children-Nordis, Margit and Jeff. Margit has revised the text and rewritten the ending of 'The Stump Gump, ' while doing her best to maintain the original spirit of the story.

ALL ROYALTIES from sales of THE STUMP GUMP WILL GO TO LITERACY CENTRAL VANCOUVER ISLAND for one year, beginning July 1st, 2021. Further donations TBA by July 1st, 2022. Read More Read Less