Saturday 8th February is National Libraries Day! To help support our local library I’ll be running an Illustration Workshop. There’ll be pens and paper to draw with and I’ll also be doing few drawings and reading a few books… It’s Free but places are limited and need to be booked on 023 9268 8999.

There was much excitment in the Layton household today with the arrival of the first copies of ‘This is me, DRESSING UP!‘ and ‘This is me, EATING!‘ ‘This is me, DRESSING UP!’ and ‘This is me, EATING!’ are due to be published in March by Walker Books as part of their ‘Baby Walker’ series. Other artists […]

Children’s theatre company Tall Stories are creating a stage production of ‘Emily Brown and the Thing!’ The show will tour later in the year, click the link here more details… ‘Emily Brown and the Thing’ is written by Cressida Cowell, illustrated by Neal Layton, and published by Orchard Children’s Books.  

‘Rover’ by Michael Rosen, illustrated by Neal layton, has been published in a new paperback format by Bloomsbury Childrens’ Books. A reprint of the sequel ‘Howler’ is due to follow soon, with a third book in the series currently being artworked by Neal!

The Book People are selling a special collection of the first three Emily Brown books this Christmas, with all three books for only £4.99!

Throughout October I was illustrator of the month in the wonderful Storytellers Inc. bookshop in Lytham St Anne’s. If you want to find out more about this lovely bookshop, or read an interview they did with me, click here!

  Northern Chamber Orchestra in conduction with the Buxton Festival have made a wonderful musical version of Stanley’s Stick which they have been performing to preschool and reception classes. Their next performance will be on October 28th at the opera house in Buxton. Book now to avoid disappointment! You can also see lots more photos […]

The Story of Stars is published today! Click HERE to see some more inside pics coutesy of my agent Arena…  

‘The Story of Stars!’

Authors, Illustrators and silliness all squished together in one brilliant Bookhut by Nikalas Catlow (ably assisted by Des Hegarty). Here is a taster of the pilot show… If you whizz to 8 minutes in, you can see Neal Layton draw the whole Mammoth Academy story in 60 seconds- also Featuring Sarah McIntyre and Andy Stanton!