I’m very proud to have my work on show at Seven Stories in Newcastle at the moment, as part of Drawing Words, a travelling exhibition showcasing work from 10 various illustrators from the U.K.   Journalist student Courtney Huck wrote a short piece about the exhibition below… Drawing Words, an exhibition currently being featured by Seven Stories, differs from past […]

An interview with Neal for Five Books where he discusses his five favourite children’s books about trees…  

View this post on Instagram #Repost @childrensbkshow with @get_repost ・・・ Oh me oh my! What a morning in Stafford with the fabulous author and illustrator @neal_layton . It was fascinating to hear how he works and listen to his brilliant books Stanley’s Stick and The Tree · #readersoftomorrow #primaryschool #writing #reading #childrensliterature #childrensbooks #thechildrensbookshow #picturebooks […]

View this post on Instagram Tomorrow morning I’ll be on this stage talking to 500 children about my work, and yep, I’m feeling a tad apprehensive… because I want the event to go well! …and the children to come away feeling inspired by reading, and drawing and art. If I can do that, I’ll feel […]

View this post on Instagram ‪Neal stands on #Fratton station with his stick. Neal always carries his stick with him, especially when he’s on his way to a @ChildrensBkShow #event !‬ ‪#stanleysstick @hodderchildrens #thetree @BIGPictureBooks ‬ A post shared by Neal Layton (@neal_layton) on Sep 25, 2018 at 6:35am PDT

Preparing for an Easter getaway? Look out for the poetry points at Heathrow Airport! There are four pillars in terminals 2-5 each with specially written travel poems recited by their authors Michael Rosen, Danny Wallace, Laura Dockrill and MG Leonard. As you might have guessed I did the illustrations which feature cameos of some of the […]

Last week I was invited to speak at a ‘Power of Reading’ conference, run by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education. It was really inspiring to meet all the teachers there, and see the valuable work CLPE does. Thank you for inviting me, and for the warm welcome! The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education is a charity that provides training […]

Stanley’s Stick is now available in Chinese…!

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…

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.