CHILDREN have been listening to some fishy tales and gobbling them, hook, line and sinker.

Local storyteller Chris Bostock entertained young bookworms visiting Stockton Library at the weekend with some traditional river stories.

He brought to life tales from the riverbank, including the yarn of the Sockburn Worm, at the family storytelling session.

Mr Bostock has already taken part in similar events at Yarm and Roseworth Libraries this year. All the sessions have been funded by Year of the Tees, a celebration of the River Tees run by Stockton BoroughCouncil.