A LEARNING support practitioner from York College has launched a children's book.

Claire Newby wrote The Fruit Bugs for her son William, who invented the Fruit Bugs as imaginary friends as a toddler.

Claire said: "When you are running round after a small child you don’t really have much time to sit down and write. I often said I should make a note of the great creative stories about William’s imaginary friends.”

Claire started the self-publishing process in June this year and wrote her first book for pre-school and primary aged children with the help of an illustrator at Authorhouse, and lots of discussion with William, who is now nine.

For more information go to thefruitbugs.com and on @fruitbugs Twitter.