Local teacher finds success with debut book

A Sherwood Park Grade 3 teacher is celebrating an early publishing success after her first children’s book reached the top spot in Amazon’s Children’s Catholic Books category.Jordan Lakeman recently released Roo and Mabel: A Brave Little Dog Brings Light to a Gentle Sunflower, a children’s story inspired by her dachshund, Roo.Lakeman said she had long hoped to write a children’s book, but the idea took shape after Roo became a popular fixture in her classroom activ