Neal Layton is a British illustrator of children's books including Oscar and Arabella (2002) and Bartholomew and the Bug (2004) which won both the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Bronze Awards.
He was born in Chichester. He has a BA in Graphic Design (Northumbria University) and a MA in Illustration (Central Saint Martins).
He is best known for his association with Cressida Cowell 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.
Other notable collaborations include books with the author Michael Rosen, including illustrations for Uncle Gobb and the Dread Shed, which won the Sheffield Children’s Book Award in 2016.
Amongst a great many others, he illustrated Where the Bugaboo Lives, an interactive choose your own adventure story by Sean Taylor, which won the Hampshire Illustrated Book Award and the Coventry Inspiration Book Award. It is now a Little Angel Theatre production.
Neal now lives on the Isle of Wight.
