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.

Thanks to all the teachers and pupils of the Charles Dickens Infants School who invited Neal to open their new library today. It was a real honour to cut the ribbon AND be author of the month! Photos below and a write up from the Portsmouth News here. Cutting the ribbon. Time for a story…    

Photographer Derek Thomas popped by Neal’s Studio and took these photos of work in progress- thanks Del!

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.

Neal would like to say thanks to all the staff and students from Portsmouth University’s Illustration course for making him feel so welcome when he gave his lecture there yesterday. It was great to see such a good turnout. Good luck with the rest of your studies!

Jennifer Jones Won’t Leave Me Alone has been reprinted in a brand new paperback format! Written by Frieda Wishinsky, illustrated by Neal and published by Random House Children’s books this new edition is available now from all good bookshops and libraries… Winner of the Sheffield Children’s Book Award 2004, The Stockport Children’s Book Award 2004 and the Portsmouth Children’s Book […]

This Saturday sees the return of the King’s Street Tavern Alternative Christmas Art Fair. Expect to see Fine Art Prints by Sadie Tierney, signed books by Neal Layton and The Caravan Gallery, retro-8-bit-badges by Kendal Mint Cake and much more, all in ‘the best pub in Portsmouth’. More info courtesy of Strong Island here… Saturday 10th December […]

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.    

Thanks to everyone who came down to enjoy the festive fun at the Christmas Market in Southsea this weekend, and of course to Mr Claus for making it all the way from Lapland! Jan from The Caravan Gallery pops by to peruse the printed produce…