An article about Neal’s sketchbook work from Illustration Magazine.

Work on the forthcoming Monsterville show at the Discover Centre continues…  Sarah has a great write up, and more photos from the latest design meeting on her blog here.

Neal Layton, Sarah McIntyre, Sam Hooper and Ed Vere inspect the latest batch of eyeballs and clawed feet.

Roger la Borde’s design-led kids’ imprint, Petit la Borde is launching a new range of cards featuring Oscar and Arabella. Expect some massively fun cards featuring their hair raising, but not too scary adventures! Available in stores January/February 2011.

Anova Books have re-printed Neal’s ‘Go wild with…’ board book series.

‘first concept books that are great fun to share because of their wild and wonderful illustrations of animals.’ – Bookstart

Stanley the rabbit was recently spotted in a window display celebrating the Chinese new year of the rabbit at the Children’s Bookshop in Muswell Hill, London. Xīn Nián Kuài Lè!

Nicola Davies and Neal Layton’s book Just The Right Size is featured in this month’s edition of the USA magazine for children ASK (Art Science Kids).

Emily Brown and the Elephant Emergency has been shortlisted for the Bishop’s Stortford Picture Book Award.

A full list of all the books shortlisted below…

Bridget Fidget Hold on Tight  – by Joe Berger – published by Puffin

Milo’s Pet Egg – by Rebecca Elliott – published by – Bloomsbury

Animal Gallery -by Brian Wildsmith – published by OUP

The Beasties – by Jenny Nimmo and Gwen Millward – published by Egmont

Dave – by Sue Hendra and Liz Pichon – published by Hodder

Emily Brown and the Elephant Emergency – by Cressida Cowell and Neal Layton – published by Orchard

Me and You – by Anthony Browne – published by Random House

The Nanny Goat’s Kid – by Tony Ross and Jeanne Willis – published by Anderson

You can’t eat a princess – by Gillian Rogerson and Sarah McIntyre – published by Scholastic

There are no cats in this book – by Viviane Schwartz – published Walker

To find out how to draw a puffin like Neal Layton check out the latest issue of Puffin Post!

A short trailer for the German edition of Neal’s pop-up book The Story of Everything, published by Boje Verlag.