Cover of Mama's Wedding, with photo of Circle Yuen
Cover of Mama's Wedding, with photo of Circle Yuen
Some children carry things they don't have words for yet. These books are made for them.
Circle Yuen is a UK-based author-illustrator exploring family change, belonging, and the shifting shape of home.
BOOKS
Mama's Wedding
Lantana Publishing · September 2026
A tender picture book about family change, belonging and the many ways love can grow.
"Working in gouache, colored pencil, and pastel, Yuen has crafted softly expressive illustrations that empathically enhance the thoughtful words on the page...An affecting, gentle celebration of new marriage, a not unfamiliar, life-changing event for many young children."
- Kirkus Reviews
Our Dance
Graffeg · June 2025
Shortlisted for the Klaus Flugge Prize 2026
A story about separation, connection and finding new ways to be together.
"A strikingly thoughtful book which deals with family breakdown with such sensitivity and honesty."
— Letterbox Library
Our Dance is one of six books on the shortlist for the 2026 Klaus Flugge Prize. The story of a little girl’s experiences when her parents separate, it is deeply affecting, and Circle Yuen’s illustrations have a rawness that makes them feel very immediated.
Former Klaus Flugge Prize judge, Senior Lecturer in Education: Primary English and Children's Literature, Oxford Brookes University, Mat Tobin interviewed Circle about her book.
