Neal Layton is a British illustrator of
children's books
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including ''
Oscar and Arabella'' (2002) and ''
Bartholomew and the Bug'' (2004) which won both the
Nestlé Smarties Book Prize
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Bronze Awards.
Education
He was born in
Chichester
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. He has a
BA in
Graphic Design (
Northumbria University) and a
MA in
Illustration (
Central Saint Martins
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).
Career
He is best known for his association with
Cressida Cowell
Cressida Cowell FRSL (born 15 April 1966) is a British children's author, popularly known for the book series, '' How to Train Your Dragon'', which has subsequently become an award-winning franchise as adapted for the screen by DreamWorks Ani ...
as the illustrator of the
Emily Brown books. ''The Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown'' appeared on the
Booktrust Best 100 Children's Book list from the last 100 years.
Amongst a great many others, he illustrated ''Where the Bugaboo Lives'', an interactive choose your own adventure story by
Sean Taylor
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, which won the
Hampshire Illustrated Book Award and the Coventry ''Inspiration Book Award''. It is now a
Little Angel Theatre production.
Neal now lives in
Portsmouth
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Portsmouth is the most dens ...
.
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See also
References
External links
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* https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/jun/02/children-picture-book-reviews-viviane-schwarz-neal-layton-kjartan-poskitt-alex-willmore
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British illustrators
British children's book illustrators
Living people
Date of birth missing (living people)
Alumni of the University of the Arts London
Alumni of Northumbria University
Year of birth missing (living people)
People from Chichester