January 4th, 2021
The Power of NatureWeek Three: Neal Layton
We’ve recently celebrated in poetry the power of nature to comfort us, but our planet, as we all know too well, needs protecting. Writers from Dr Seuss (The Lorax) to the late great John Burningham (Oi! Get Off Our Train) have shown us the way in their picture books. This week we’d like to share with you some work by brilliant children’s writer and illustrator Neal Layton.
Neal has won many prizes for his books (some in print in more than 16 languages). Last year his sell out performance for The Children’s Bookshow at The Old Vic in London was awe-inspiring and moving: Neal stood on stage and waved a huge Planet Earth flag in solidarity with the climate change protesters up the road in Westminster that very morning.
There are three of his books that we want to focus on this week, books in which he introduces his young readers to the importance of the preservation and conservation of our natural environment: The Tree, A Planet Full of Plastic and Climate in Chaos, but first here's a little bit more about Neal.
Find Out About Neal

Now he is a full time illustrator and author and has a studio in his house in Portsmouth where the walls are covered with pictures, drawings, scribbles, badges, photos, posters, packaging and anything else that he finds inspiring. He likes living by the seaside.
Neal's other books include Stanley's Stick (written by John Hegley), Oscar and Arabella and the Tony Spears books.
The Tree

You can find out more about how Neal created The Tree here.
A Planet Full of Plastic

Watch Neal Layton reading *A Planet Full of Plastic*
A Climate in Chaos: and how you can help

Watch Neal Layton talking about *A Climate in Chaos*