‘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 […]

Delighted to be included in the impressive line up at the Hay-on-Wye Literary Festival last week. Great to work alongside Cressida Cowell again, a big thanks to the organisers, and all who came along to the event! Here’s a few pictures…  

If you’re heading to the Apsex gallery with your kids this weekend, why not try playing ‘Eye Spy’ whist you’re there? These four things are hidden in the exhibition. You can download a copy here, or pick up one at the gallery…

Thanks to everyone who came along to listen to my talk at the Aspex Gallery last night. Nice to see so many small folks there! Both exhibitions run through till May, details below… Neal Layton: ‘Illustrated’ 18 March – 17 May, Portsmouth Guildhall, Guildhall Square, PO1 2AB. Open 9-5, Monday to Friday and 11-2 on Saturday. Neal […]

Hodder Chidren’s books have made some snazzy Emily Brown stickers to coincide with the new reprints of all four books. Keep an eye out for them at forthcoming events!

Some sneak peeks of the forthcoming Tall Stories stage production of ‘Emily Brown and the Thing’. The show is currently being rehearsed and opens in June 2014 for a full UK tour. Click here for tour details… Actor Sam Donovan with Stanley the Rabbit   Stanley and Sam head towards the woods with Emily Brown’s house […]

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.

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.  

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!

At the weekend we took our family to visit The Teddy Bear Story in Portsmouth. Curated by The V&A Museum of Childhood it’s a touring show featuring over 100 teddy bears, a bear book library, bear films, the three bears hut, a moving bear diorama, and is well worth a visit (if you like teddy bears!) Some […]