Beyond Dickens, an exhibition of artists’ books opens tonight in Portsmouth. My book, made in response to Dickens’ ‘The Chimes’, is in a limited edition of five. A version of it will also be available for free download soon at my website. Beyond Dickens is supported by Portsmouth University and Portsmouth City Council   1st Floor Gallery, […]

Stanley’s Stick has been selected for the AOI’s Images 36: Best of British Illustration Exhibiton!   The exhibition presents the winning work of over 50 artists from the length and breadth of the UK, who entered the AOI’s flagship competition, Images. To coincide with the show, an accompanying book Images 36: Best of British Illustration 2012 will also be launched. […]

Stanley’s Stick has been shortlisted for the Stockport Childrens Book Awards 2012! For more info about this ‘fantastick’ award click here and for a list of all the nominated titles here…!

Read it, Daddy! blog reviews Jennifer Jones Won’t leave Me Alone as their book of the week…    

Yesterday I received these FANTASTIC ‘Neal Layton’ posters from Mr. Perry’s Year 2 class at Old Cleeve First School… What brilliant drawing, and writing – thank you very much for sending them to me! I can see that you have worked very hard and done a lot of  careful research…

The Story of Things received a *STARRED* review in this month’s Publishers Weekly. They call the book “A masterful balance of humor, information, and interactive fun.” Click here to read the full review online!  

Bookaroo is a new children’s book blog by Caryl Hart and this month she reviewed The Story of Everything as one of her favourite reads…

Here’s a drawing I did for a fundraising auction by the students at Southampton Solent University where I gave a lecture… …and here’s their nice poster. The auction is to be held on: 6pm on Thusday 21st June at Solent Showcase Sir James Matthews Building, Southampton Solent University, 157-187 Above Bar Street  

  This month’s image for Arena’s 2012 Desktop Calendar is by Neal Layton from Deadly!: The Truth About the Most Dangerous Creatures on Earth, published by Walker in November 2012.

Thanks to all the teachers and pupils of the Charles Dickens Infants School who invited Neal to open their new library today. It was a real honour to cut the ribbon AND be author of the month! Photos below and a write up from the Portsmouth News here. Cutting the ribbon. Time for a story…