Amaya Edwards signs copies of latest book about protecting seals in Hunstanton with proceeds going to RNLI

A budding author’s latest book will help the charity that saves lives at sea - as well as helping to protect seals which live on the Norfolk coast.

Amaya Edwards was signing copies of The Adventures of Boo - Save the Seals at Write Around the Corner, a bookshop and authors’ workshop in Hunstanton on Saturday.

The book - which is ten-year-old Amaya’s fifth work - is all about protecting the seals that live on Norfolk’s beaches.

A total of 10% of proceeds from sales will be donated to the RNLI.

Jackie Merralls, Hunstanton lifeboat station’s treasurer, said: “The charity’s lifesaving work would not be possible without the kindness of those who donate or raise funds towards it.”

Amaya, who has autism, sometimes struggles to communicate. Amaya has a support dog called Boo, an eight-year-old Lhasa Apso.

Her books use Boo’s adventures to show children how they can help wildlife and recycle rubbish such as plastic bottles.

“In the latest book Boo goes to the beach and sees all the seals,” said Amaya’s mum Colette.

“He tells people about all the things which could harm the seals and why we need to look after them.”

First through the door to pick up a special signed copy was RNLI mascot Stormy Stan, along with one or two members of the lifeboat crew.

Colette and her husband Gavin own a static caravan at nearby Heacham, where Amaya can often be seen on the beach rescuing jellyfish which have been left stranded with her bucket and spade.

Gavin said the family are moving from Leicestershire to Middleton to be closer to the sea and its wildlife.

Amaya is already working on her next title - a book about sharks and why they should be conserved.

Like the rest of her books, Save the Seals is available from By The Book in Hunstanton High Street and on Amazon, priced at £6.50.

Reporting by Nathaniel Clifton