By Circle Yuen (author) , Circle Yuen (illustrator)
"A rich and rewarding story with beautifully expressive illustrations."
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October 2026 Book of the Month
Through beautiful, expressive illustrations and a thoughtful, sensitive and engaging text, rising star Circle Yuen tells a story that will have special relevance for many young people.
It’s a big day for Ruby and her little sister Cindy: Mama is marrying Alex, Cindy’s father, and they are to be flower girls at the wedding. Little Cindy bounces up and down with excitement, typically exuberant, but Ruby is quieter. She is excited too but also thinking about how her daddy, Daddy Daniel, is feeling.
The girls find their mummy crying, but it’s happy tears. Granny explains that feelings can be mended and kept safe and later Daddy Daniel reassures Ruby that he is happy for her mum. ‘Love can bloom in different ways’, is the final line and the story has explained this with an affecting delicacy, through the girls’ joyful celebration with their mama, Ruby’s gentle consideration for her Daddy Daniel and the clear bonds between the two sisters.
Circle Yuen’s illustrations lead us through it expressing all the varying emotions with real grace. A rewarding book for all young readers but with a particular appeal for those in families like Ruby’s.
Mama's Wedding is a tender, beautifully layered picture book about big changes, blended families, and the quiet courage it takes to embrace something new. When Ruby and her little sister Cindy are asked to be Mama's flower girls, Cindy is thrilled - but Ruby isn't so sure. As the day unfolds, Ruby wrestles with questions about love, family, and where she belongs.
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With gentle support from Granny, Daddy Daniel, and Mama's new husband, Alex, Ruby begins to understand that love doesn't disappear - it changes and grows. A heartfelt read for families navigating transitions, filled with empathy, hope, and the magic of new beginnings.
'An affecting, gentle celebration of new marriage, a not unfamiliar, life-changing event for many young children.' — Kirkus Reviews
Circle Yuen is an award-winning author and illustrator from Hong Kong, now based in the UK. Her work often centers on universal themes of family, resilience, and social justice. In 2026, she was shortlisted for the Klaus Flugge Prize for her picture book Our Dance (Graffeg) Circle is graduate from Cambridge School of Art having gained an MA in Children’s Book Illustration.
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Mama's Wedding is a tender, beautifully layered picture book about big changes, blended families, and the quiet courage it takes to embrace something new. When Ruby and her little sister Cindy are asked to be Mama's flower girls, Cindy is thrilled - but Ruby isn't so sure.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Mama's Wedding and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-6 years old
Mama's Wedding features in the following genres: Featured Books for 3+ readers, Featured Books for 5+ readers, Books of the Month, Recommendations, Star Books, Stories about Family and Friends, PSHE: Family Issues, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Children’s picture books, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s: picture books, activity books, early learning concepts
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Mama's Wedding was written by Circle Yuen and published by Lantana Publishing
Mama's Wedding has 32 pages
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