All six of the ‘Animal Science’ series of books by Nicola Davies have been re-published in a new larger format! Hats off to the design team at Walker Books for not only creating their new look , but also changing the format from landscape to portrait…  

‘On Thursday 2nd July Chichester High School for Girls had the illustrator / author Neal Layton visit the library. We were joined by three local primary schools who we have been working with on a transition project. ‘Neal’s talk was fascinating. He talked about the books he had written and illustrated the materials he uses […]

That’s right! New bigger editions of ‘Poo’, ‘Talk, Talk, Squawk!’ and Deadly will be published by Walker Books this November, with the other three books in the series to follow in 2015. ‘Poo: A Natural History of the Unmentionable’, ‘Talk, Talk, Squawk!’ and ‘Deadly’ are written by Nicola Davies and illustrated by Neal Layton.

Deadly: The Truth About The Most Dangerous Creatures on Earth has been shortlisted for the AOI Illustration Awards 2013. The AOI Illustration Awards are the most prestigious illustration awards in the UK, open to illustrators worldwide working across all sectors and any medium. The entries were assessed by a panel of respected judges including illustrators, […]

Deadly! The Truth About the Most Dangerous Creatures on Earth, receives a Junior Library Guild Selection. Deadly is written by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Neal Layton and published in the UK by Walker Books .  

The Bookseller has given Deadly a great review and selected it as one of November’s best children’s books!

This morning a Deadly package arrived through the post! Well actually it was a package of ‘Deadly’, the latest book from the team that brought you Poo! Written by Nicola Davies and illustrated by Neal Layton, Deadly: The Truth About The Most Dangerous Creatures on Earth is published by Walker Books in November and should be available from all […]

  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.