OMG Danny McGee Drinks the Sea won the Portsmouth Picture Book Award! #andystanton #neallayton #southsea #beach #hodderchildrensbooks @hachettekids #childrensbooks #kidsbookstagram A post shared by Neal Layton (@neal_layton) on Jun 15, 2018 at 8:48am PDT

Just spotted one of my books in the newspaper under our cats litter tray… #betterlatethannever #bestnewkidsbooks2017 #dannymcgeedrinksthesea #andystanton #childrensbooks #hodderchildrensbooks #hachettepublishing #kidsbooks #kidsbookstagram #neallayton #catlitter #tray #fizzytiger A post shared by Neal Layton (@neal_layton) on Aug 29, 2017 at 11:41pm PDT

#Repost @_thebookseller (@get_repost) ・・・ Danny McGee Drinks the Sea by Andy Stanton and Neal Layton (illus) is our children’s previewer Fiona Noble’s July Book of the Month. She said: “It’s a wonderfully anarchic reimagining of the “Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly” and has all the makings of a monster summer hit. The playful, rambunctious […]

#Repost @picturebookpost (@get_repost) ・・・ Three #summersizzlers perfect for beach preparation 🌞🌊📚 #dannymcgeedrinksthesea #claudeallatsea #fergusbarnabygoesonholiday A post shared by Neal Layton (@neal_layton) on Jul 26, 2017 at 2:33pm PDT

Danny McGee Drinks the Sea publishing in paperback soon! . ☀️🌊📕 . . #andystanton #hodderchildrensbooks #neallayton #dannymcgeedrinksthesea #picturestorybook #kidsbooks #fun #summer #lollies17 #kidsbookstagram #kidslit #childrensbooks #childrensbook #lollies2017 A post shared by Neal Layton (@neal_layton) on Jun 22, 2017 at 11:05pm PDT

  Lovely to see ‘Danny McGee Drinks the Sea’ reviewed by Imogen Russell Williams of The Guardian in her last book round up of 2016!    

A new book means new badges! #dannymcgeedrinksthesea #andystanton #neallayton #hodderchildrensbooks #kidsbookstagram #childrensbooks #badges #kidslit #picturestorybook #childrensbookillustration A photo posted by @neal_layton on Nov 7, 2016 at 10:44pm PST

Much excitement in the Layton household with the arrival of the 1st copy of ‘Danny McGee Drinks the Sea!’ A new picture book made with the amazing, and very silly Andy Stanton… 😄 #dannymcgeedrinksthesea #andystanton #neallayton #hodderchildrensbooks @hodderbooks #picturestorybook #kidslit #new A photo posted by @neal_layton on Oct 6, 2016 at 2:11am PDT

Each spring, the children’s publishing world converges on the historic Italian city of Bologna for a huge trade fair. It’s been running for over 50 years now and is unique because it is the only book fair exclusively for children’s books. I’ll be visiting the show again this year soaking up the atmosphere and meeting my […]