Stanley’s Stick is featured in the Sunday Times summer reads for children – 26/6/11. ‘The twig in Stanley’s Stick (Hodder £10.99, 3-6) is ordinary but can be anything from rocket to dinosaur. John Hegley’s understatedly funny text is often arresting, and Neal Layton’s evocative illustrations, set on Stockport station and Blackpool Beach, use snippets of […]

John Hegley is doing a special Stanley’s Stick Event at the Discover Centre on Saturday 11th June! Book your tickets here or click the flyer image for more details.

To celebrate the publication of Stanley’s Stick John Hegley and Neal Layton dropped into Poetry on the Water at the Greenwich Yacht Club. John reading from Stanley’s Stick… John and Neal signing copies of the book (thirsty work!) John Hegley, Anne McNeil and Neal Layton celebrating!

A first review of Stanley’s Stick from the March issue of The Bookseller.

The first copy of Stanley’s Stick has just arrived through the post…! Written by John Hegley, illustrated by Neal Layton and published by Hodder Children’s Books, it will be available from all good bookshops and libraries from June 2011.