This morning I have mostly been drawing eyeballs… 👀 #inkdrawing #eyeballs #aliens #theinvincibletonyspears #thebrillianttonyspears #hodderchildrensbooks #youngfiction #kidsbookstagram #illustratorsoninstagram #illustration #childrensbooks #artworks A photo posted by Neal Layton (@neal_layton) on Dec 20, 2016 at 11:40pm PST

Thanks to the organisers of #festive #popup @hotwallsstudios today. It was great to be included in such an impressive line up of local talent. @strongislanduk @aspexportsmouth @anglepoise @kevinjdeano @portsmouthuni @clay_station @thebureauofchange #local #Portsmouth #artworks #childrensbooks #illustration A photo posted by Neal Layton (@neal_layton) on Dec 3, 2016 at 2:43pm PST

Just found 3 preparatory drawings from #theinvincibletonyspears to bag up and bring to the #festive #popup @hotwallsstudios tomorrow in #Portsmouth #bargainous !! #ink #drawings #childrensbookillustration #kidslitart #illustratorsofinstagram #childrensbooks #hodderchildrensbooks A photo posted by Neal Layton (@neal_layton) on Dec 2, 2016 at 6:47am PST

And this Mammoth Academy drawing too! #bargainous things to be found at the #festive #popup @hotwallsstudios #portsmouth tomorrow! #hodderchildrensbooks #neallayton #manmothacademy #oneofakind A photo posted by Neal Layton (@neal_layton) on Dec 1, 2016 at 11:04pm PST

Woo hoo- big studio clear out! This #ink #drawing from Mammoth Academy at the #festive #popup @hotwallsstudios #portsmouth tomorrow… #hodderchildrensbooks #neallayton #manmothacademy #bargain A photo posted by Neal Layton (@neal_layton) on Dec 1, 2016 at 11:01pm PST

#Repost @hotwallsstudios with @repostapp ・・・ This time next week will be our first Festive Creative Market @hotwallsstudios – excited 🌵🎄🎄🍾🎈 A photo posted by @neal_layton on Nov 26, 2016 at 11:30pm PST

Really enjoying using my new/old dip pen nibs artworking the new Tony Spears book! #dippens #inkdrawing #artworks #theinvincibletonyspears #hodderchildrensbooks #neallayton #kidsbookstagram #childrensbooks #childrensbookillustration #childrensauthor #space #sciencefiction A photo posted by @neal_layton on Nov 23, 2016 at 10:35pm PST

Huge thanks to everyone who came to the recent Invincible Tony Spears event at Portsmouth Waterstones! Lots more Tony Spears events to come, watch this ‘space’ for details… Photo by @emilyshootsit Photo by @pompeybooks Photo by @sadie_tierney Photos by @G3Kopacz

Making giant dymo type for my event at Portsmouth Waterstones on Saturday! #lifeofanillistrator #theinvincibletonyspears #neallayton #authorevent #waterstones #portsmouth #hodderchildrensbooks #kidsbookstagram #childrensbooks A photo posted by @neal_layton on Nov 17, 2016 at 10:41pm PST

  Uncle Gobb and the Dread Shed has won both it’s category, and the overall prize at the Sheffield Children’s Book Awards today. Congratulations to Michael Rosen and all at Bloomsbury Childrens books, and a HUGE thank you to all the young readers who chose it!