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Yulu's Linen

By (author) Cao Wenxuan, Illustrated by Suzy Lee, Translated by Helen Wang

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Joy hums from this “glorious…beautifully styled” (Booklist, starred review) picture book celebration of the richness of the African heritage behind braids, locs, cornrows, and all manner of crowning glory, from ancient times to present day—perfect for fans of Sulwe and We Are the Ship. Yulu has all the makings of a great artist, her teachers and parents agree. But can she paint a self-portrait? Yulu isn’t sure, even when she finds the perfect canvas made of special linen. She summons her courage and paints. But the next day, the paint has run and oozed and dripped—the painting is ruined! Yulu picks her brush back up, but day after day, the linen of her canvas itself seems to be rebuffing her attempts. Yulu, undeterred, works on and on. More than a battle with the opinionated linen, this artistic battle is one Yulu wages with herself. Through determination and hard work, can she grow past her natural talent and prove herself worthy of the task before her?

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Normally shipped | Forthcoming
Publisher | Simon & Schuster
Published date | 12 Feb 2026
Language |
Format | Hardback
Pages | 48
Dimensions | 298 x 210 x 13mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 501g
ISBN | 978-1-6659-3119-9
Readership Age |
BISAC | juvenile fiction / social situations / self-esteem & self-reliance
Expected | 12 Feb 2026

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