Illustrator Sarah Massini chooses That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown as 1 of her 5 favourite picture books on the excellent Library Mice blog. Thanks Sarah!      

Thanks to Somers Park Primary School for your beautiful letters and drawings. It was a pleasure to help launch your new library!

Here’s a drawing I did for a fundraising auction by the students at Southampton Solent University where I gave a lecture… …and here’s their nice poster. The auction is to be held on: 6pm on Thusday 21st June at Solent Showcase Sir James Matthews Building, Southampton Solent University, 157-187 Above Bar Street  

Neal Layton will be appearing alongside Cressida Cowell on next weeks Big Book Babble! The show airs LIVE at 11am on Tuesday 28th Feb and can be watched on demand afterwards.

Three new books have gone up on Neal’s website. Stanley’s Stick, Cheer Up Your Teddy Bear Emily Brown and Talk, Talk, Squawk! All three books were published in 2011 and are available from all good bookshops and libraries.    

llustr8or is a visual literacy project working with schools to enhance learning through the art of visual storytelling. 8 well known children’s book illustrators, including Neal, will start 8 different stories and a number of schools will take it in turns spending a day creating their own next page to all the stories. Click the link […]

An original piece of artwork from the forthcoming new Emily Brown book, ‘Cheer Up Your Teddy Bear, Emily Brown’ is up for charity auction! The funds generated from the sales are to help the work of two children’s charities, Chance UK and Trusts for African Schools (TAS). The sale also includes artworks by  Oliver Jeffers,  David Roberts, […]

There’s an Emily Brown artwork for sale in the Angels and Urchins Charity auction! All proceeds go to Great Ormond Street Hospital. Happy bidding! http://www.angelsandurchins.co.uk/auctions/

Stanley the rabbit was recently spotted in a window display celebrating the Chinese new year of the rabbit at the Children’s Bookshop in Muswell Hill, London. Xīn Nián Kuài Lè!

Emily Brown and the Elephant Emergency has been shortlisted for the Bishop’s Stortford Picture Book Award. A full list of all the books shortlisted below… Bridget Fidget Hold on Tight  – by Joe Berger – published by Puffin Milo’s Pet Egg – by Rebecca Elliott – published by – Bloomsbury Animal Gallery -by Brian Wildsmith – […]