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Abi Luffman

@abiluffman.bsky.social
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Freelance children’s book art director & designer, three boys and a pug 🌻 abibookdesign.com

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Present & Correct @presentcorrect.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This years Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards have been announced. As joyful as ever www.nikon.co.uk/en_GB/learn-... Loads more at the link
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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Amazing work everyone. Tee-Jay’s petition to protect SEND legal rights has made it to 80,000. We have until 14th October to get to 100,000. Together we can do this! 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
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Farah Shah @fawa.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
When you are woken up early Sunday morning 😫 • #kidlitart #funnyillustration #birdcall #picturebook #capybara
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Farah Shah @fawa.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Happy publication day to us! #theline by Swapna Published by Scholastic Illustrated by me ⭐️ OUT NOW ⭐️ Where books are sold! Don’t forget to support your indie bookshops too x #kidlitart
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Farah Shah @fawa.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Happy Monday. These two forgot about #worldfrogday on Friday! 🙃 Speak soon 🩷 🐸 • #ilovefrogs #kidlitart #frogcharacter #bikeride
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John Harris @johnharris1969.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
This is really good, unlike much of the coverage
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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
As soon as the White Paper is released we will be analysing it carefully and supporting you to respond. We will oppose any reduction in the rights of disabled children and young people. Watch this space. www.facebook.com/share/p/16x...
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Department for Education
We have a once in a generation opportunity to transform our school system so every child can achieve and thrive 🫂🚸 But what is a white paper and what does it mean for your child's school experience?...
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Farah Shah @fawa.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Happy New Year’s Eve As 2025 comes to an end, I am sharing my top picks. It has been an VERY interesting year, but 2026 is calling! 😉 THANK YOU to everyone who has followed me on my journey and especially those who I have crossed paths with! ❤️ Speak soon. Farah x #kidlitart #artvsartist #art
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David Litchfield @dc-litchfield.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Hello Bluesky friends. I am absolutely over the moon to share that I have illustrated the brand new picture book edition of ‘The Velveteen Rabbit’ which will be published by the truly lovely Scholastic in February 2026…🐰
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Scholastic UK @scholasticuk.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Mark the shark loves to try his best. But the more mistakes he makes, the more frustrated he gets until he... SNAAAPS! But when there's a commotion in the ocean, it's up to Mark to save the day! #TheSnappyShark by award-winning duo Michelle Robinson and Tim Budgen is available now!
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Scholastic UK @scholasticuk.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
STOP THAT SQUIRREL is a heartwarming story all about an adventurous squirrel who is reluctant to share... Out today!🍂
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Swapna Haddow @swapnahaddow.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
The Night Before Diwali by me and #DarshikaVarma and @scholasticuk.bsky.social is out TODAY! And just in time for #Diwali next month 🪔 Available from your local indie bookshop or wherever you buy books 📚
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John Harris @johnharris1969.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Big news: Guardian story and multi-signatory letter about fears about how the govt will follow the disability benefits fiasco: with drastic moves on the educational rights of children & young people with Special Educational Needs & Disabilities 1/2 www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Government faces battle over Send overhaul as campaigners voice fears
MPs and parents worry shake-up may abolish vital education, health and care plans that SEN children rely on
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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Under 1k to go! PUSH! Breathe… petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
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Petition: Retain legal right to assessment and support in education for children with SEND
Support in education is a vital legal right of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). We ask the government to commit to maintaining the existing law, so that vulnerable chil...
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Phillip Cullen @phildrawsthings.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Publication day for Dragon Dave the Not So Brave. Such a fun book to illustrate, thanks so much @scholasticuk.bsky.social for the opportunity to work on a book with @alexlatimer.bsky.social
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Scholastic UK @scholasticuk.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Dragon Dave has been stuck in this book FOREVER. He really wants to get out. With the help of Prince George, will Dave be brave enough to change his story? Dragon Dave the (Not-So) Brave is a funny and empowering picture book from @alexlatimer.bsky.social and @phildrawsthings.bsky.social—out today!
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Jacqui Sydney 📚 @jacquisydney.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
This week’s #PictureBookFriday review is for the beautiful Follow the Swallow by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by @thomasdocherty.bsky.social. Out 05/06 from @farshorebooks.bsky.social worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2025/05/30/f...
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Follow the Swallow by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Thomas Docherty
Cover illustration copyright © Thomas Docherty 2025 The enduring popularity of The Gruffalo and the BBC’s adaptations of some of Julia Donaldson’s picture books that are now a big part …
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John Harris @johnharris1969.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
I wrote this. I kind of had to. maybeimamazed.substack.com/p/is-the-gov...
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Is the government going to take away the rights of children with Special Needs?
It is beginning to look like it.
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Farah Shah @fawa.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
A reminder that this finishes today! So don’t miss out on an original from me :)
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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
The government is considering removing EHCPs for pupils with SEND in mainstream schools. SNJ team member Rachel Filmer has started a petition to call for the protection of disabled children’s rights. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
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Petition: Retain legal right to assessment and support in education for children with SEND
Support in education is a vital legal right of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). We ask the government to commit to maintaining the existing law, so that vulnerable chil...
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Jacqui Sydney 📚 @jacquisydney.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Out now, This Letter Says I Love You by Lucy Rowland & Sharon Rentta is a beautiful read, perfect for children who have lost a loved one. #PictureBookFriday @scholasticuk.bsky.social worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2025/05/16/t...
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This Letter Says I Love You by Lucy Rowland, illustrated by Sharon Rentta, with a letter by Matilda Handy
Cover illustration © Sharon Rentta, 2025 The death of a loved one is never easy, whatever your age, but for children the loss of a grandparent can hit particularly hard. The bond between the two ge…
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Kate Heap - Scope for Imagination @kateheap.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
My #PictureBookFriday is Follow the Swallow by Julia Donaldson & Thomas Docherty - a delightful story of seasonal change and friendship. This is one for the summer term. @farshorebooks.bsky.social
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Present & Correct @presentcorrect.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Over 90 Easter Eggs issued by Rowntrees of York, back in the 80s & 90s. Nostalgia overload! www.presentandcorrect.com/blogs/blog/s...
a Caramac easter egg, in box, the egg as a simple feather pattern on it and a cardboard chicken head A Tooty Frooties egg which is also a Jack in the Box head A Quality Street egg which is in a floral box, very 1970s Barbara Cartland vibes.
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John Harris @johnharris1969.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Morning! This is an exclusive extract from my new book Maybe I'm Amazed, about my autistic son James & how music became our shared language. Wait for the Velvet Underground bit at the end www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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‘He nails it on the first take’: how the Beatles helped my autistic son find his voice
After John Harris’s son was diagnosed, conversation always seemed focused on the things he would struggle with. But a shared passion for playing music grew into something James could do – brilliantly
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Alberta Torres @albertatorres.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Deadline is at midnight. Complete the consultation now theaoi.com/news/the-cop... #kidlitUK
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Swapna Haddow @swapnahaddow.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
The Night Before Holi by me, #AditiKakadeBeaufrand and #ScholasticUK is out now! I had the most fun writing this one and Aditi’s illustrations are absolutely joyous! Happy reading and #HAPPYHOLI 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜
Swapna Haddow being covered by pink and purple powder while she tries to pose with her new picture book ‘The Night Before Holi’Picture book ‘The Night Before Holi’ surrounded by colour powder and pattern rollersA reminder that buying The Night Before Holi from Bookshop.org UK in February as part of Read It Forward will mean 10% of sales will go to BookTrust and Scottish Book Trust
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Chris Haughton @chrishaughton.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
This is very urgent. The UK government is planning to change copyright law. If you are an artist, author, musician or work in the creative industry please read this. www.chrishaughton.com/blog/ai-and-...
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AI and copyright - blog - Chris Haughton - AI and copyright
The blog of designer and author Chris Haughton. Chris was listed in Time magazine's DESIGN 100 for his fair trade design work for PEOPLE TREE.
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Tim Budgen @mrtimdraws.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
An advanced copy of ‘20 Mermaids at Bedtime’ has arrived ! But you’ll have to wait till (mer) May for this one ! #scholastic #marksperring @abiluffman.bsky.social
Holding the cover of 20 mermaids at Bedtime in front of my Christmas tree
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Tim Budgen @mrtimdraws.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Here’s a starter pack for picture book and young fiction book creators in the UK - please ask to be added 😄 go.bsky.app/Eopnbgm
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John Shelley - Illustrator @studionib.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Don't forget this one! go.bsky.app/RDKBN2i
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Mostly Book Talk @mostlybooktalk.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Hello! Reposting a thread of starter packs to help anyone spending their Sunday trying to find UK children’s book people. Most are being updated so if you checked them before, you may find new additions. #kidlitUK These two are (mainly) UK children's authors go.bsky.app/GLnmxCv go.bsky.app/3hvsJPY
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