The brilliant @LaytonNeal with @ARKDickens years 3 and 4, then off to the joint @HantsSLS and @PortsmouthSLS primary day course. pic.twitter.com/eVB5VqoaUF — School Libraries (@PortsmouthSLS) January 27, 2017

A #Repost from @gatopezlibreria – a bookshop specialising in illustration, based in Santiago, Chile 🇨🇱 ・・・ “ÓSCAR Y ARABELLA” de Neal Layton, se une a nuestras #novedadesGATOPEZ #libroilustrado #libroalbum #neallayton #oscaryarabella #illustrations #mamut #mamuts #extinto #mani #elefantes #prehistoricos #ilustracion #illustration A photo posted by @neal_layton on Oct 26, 2016 at 11:01pm PDT

Just arrived in the post- a Japanese edition of ‘Mammoth Academy in Trouble!’

Mammoth Academy in Japanese! (Thanks to Andy Sharp at Hodder for the photo)

‘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 […]

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 […]

Thrilled to be a part of ‘Under the Spotlight’– a new exhibition at Coastguard Studios showcasing some of the many creatives working in Portsmouth. I’m exhibiting two original drawings from the Mammoth Academy books, with the books displayed underneath so you can spot the illustrations. Exhibiting alongside me is my wife Sadie Tierney, who is showing […]

The Norris Museum in St Ives is currently running an exhibition called ‘Marvellous Mammoths’ featuring none other that Oscar and Arabella! The exhibition runs from 24th January through till 24th April, with a ‘Hot, Hot, Hot’ storytelling event on 19th February. Check their website here for more details… Oscar gets woolier everytime someone visits the exhibition… ‘Norris’ […]

Fancy owning an original Oscar and Arabella drawing and helping children in war torn regions? Then get yourself to the Illustrators for Warchild  auction now running on eBay! The Illustrators For Warchild auction was the brainchild of Leigh Hodgkinson, who wanted to find a way to raise money to help the children around the world […]