A special welcome to Yuki Higashino

Yuki Higashino is a children’s writer whose storytelling is deeply inspired by the culture, rhythms, and everyday magic of Japan. Her work blends humor, warmth, and heartfelt emotion, creating narratives that feel both playful and meaningful for young readers and the adults who read with them.

Drawing from the beauty of sakura seasons, lively city streets, quiet temples, and cherished traditions, Yuki crafts stories that celebrate curiosity, kindness, and resilience. Her characters often begin as small dreamers who discover their strength through imagination, empathy, and courage reflecting her belief that big hearts can live in even the tiniest heroes.

Yuki has joined Page & Pause Studios as a creative collaborator, where she works closely with founder and illustrator Steven Taylor to bring culturally rich, imaginative children’s stories to life. In this partnership, Yuki shapes the narrative voice and emotional core of each book, while the studio translates her storytelling into vibrant, cinematic illustrations and thoughtfully designed books for a global audience.

Together, Yuki and Page & Pause Studios are building cross-cultural stories that bridge Japan and the world — stories that entertain, educate, and inspire children to see beauty in differences, joy in creativity, and power in kindness.

Through her collaboration with Page & Pause Studios, Yuki hopes to reach young readers everywhere, reminding them that stories can be both fun and meaningful and that their own imaginations are their greatest superpower.