Children attended a book signing and reading session with a children’s author who used to be a Maldon and Burnham news reporter.

Smiles abound at the Maldon Library when 25 little ones and their parents listened to Amanda Brandon reading her book A Scarf and a Half on Thursday 23.

The Essex mum-of-two, said: "It was wonderful to see so many children using Maldon's lovely library and taking part in the Summer Reading Challenge which encourages them to keep the reading habit during the long summer holidays."

Read the full report in the Maldon and Burnham Standard.