By Paul Sylvain 

Not only is Laura Lander a children’s book author but she’s also an illustrator for her own books as well as for books written by other authors.

On Aug. 15, Lander read her book Marco and the Mystery of the Missing Cookies as part of Porter Memorial Library’s Children’s Reading Program in Machias. Then she invited the children to paint on cut-out hearts with watercolors before sticking the hearts onto colored paper.