Some characters that didn’t make it into the new #InvincibleTonySpears book… Hodder Children's #hodderchildrensbooks #neallayton #sketches A post shared by Neal Layton (@neal_layton) on Jul 15, 2018 at 11:18pm PDT

Signed PRIZES for west end centre Short Story Competition! #HodderChildrensBooks #HampshireCulturalTrust A post shared by Neal Layton (@neal_layton) on Jul 10, 2018 at 11:35pm PDT

📣Exciting News📣 Emily Brown is heading stateside! We are thrilled to announce that Emily Brown and the Thing will be heading to the @NewVictory in New York in January 2019 before embarking on a US and Canada tour! pic.twitter.com/Vl0D9kW3e7 — Tall Stories (@TallStoriesNews) June 22, 2018

Big Thanks to #haylingislandbookshop for the pop-up shop in #Romsey today…📕📚📕📚✍️ A post shared by Neal Layton (@neal_layton) on Jul 9, 2018 at 9:00am PDT

‪Huge thanks to @ChiHighSchool for hosting today in your lovely theatre, and to all the schools who came! weAREjys #centralschool and more…📕📚📕📚‬ A post shared by Neal Layton (@neal_layton) on Jul 5, 2018 at 2:05pm PDT

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

Danny McGee Drinks the Sea by Andy Stanton (and me) has been short listed for the Portsmouth Book Award! Children will vote for their favourite books later in the year. Other books shortlisted include ‘The Treasure Of Pirate Frank’ by Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham, ‘There Is No Dragon In This Story’ by Lou Carter and Debbie Allwright, […]

Shutting up shop for the holidays… Wishing a very MERRY CHRISTMAS to you all! 🎄🎄👍👍🎅🏽🎅🏽🎁🎁 A post shared by Neal Layton (@neal_layton) on Dec 22, 2017 at 12:21pm PST

‪Hurray, #Friends for a day is published today!📚‬ ‪ Over the years it’s been re-jacketed, and even re-titled, but I’m so proud to have Bart and the Bug still in print after more than 13 years. Thank you @hodderbooks and anyone who’s ever read it! #picturebook #kidslit #hodderchildrensbooks #childrensbooks #childrensbookauthor #illustration #childrensbookillustration #kidslit #kidsbookstagram #kidsbooks […]

5,4,3,2,1… we have LIFT OFF… The Invincible Tony Spears and the Brilliant Blob is published… 🚀✨📚 And I’m just a little bit mega excited about it…whooop! Big thanks to all @hodderchildrens -> sneak peeks to follow… . . . #new #book #theinvincibletonyspears #kidsbooks #kidslit #neallayton #exciting #space #adventure #childrensbook #childrensbooks #childrensbookauthor #childrensbookillustration #hodderchildrensbooks #hachettepublishing A […]