A Greater Trail teacher's children's book about Type 1 diabetes has been years in the making, yet, the result has proven be an illuminating read that delights and demystifies the often misunderstood but manageable disease.

SD 20 elementary school teacher and author David Colquhoun along with artist Stacey Kissock spent years revisiting and altering their inaugural opus "Leo's Sleepover: A Diabetic Story."

Since its Aug. 3 release, however, the book has received rave reviews, hitting #2 on Amazon's "Children's Non-fiction on Disabilities" list.

"It started a long time ago," said Colquhoun. "My son (Chris) was really young when he was diagnosed, I think he was two-and-a-half, so he was the youngest kid in B.C., and then at four he was the youngest kid with an insulin pump."

The book focu

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