Introducing Bubbleheart: Yuki Higashino’s Powerful New Hero Protecting the Emotional Core of the Page & Pause Universe

Page & Pause Studios is proud to introduce a new kind of superhero one whose greatest strength isn’t power, speed, or force… but empathy.

Bubbleheart and the Boy Who Couldn’t Smile, written by Yuki Higashino and illustrated by Steven Taylor, marks a defining expansion of the Page & Pause children’s universe.

This story introduces Bubbleheart, a gentle but powerful protector who doesn’t fight villains in the traditional sense. Instead, she protects something far more important: the emotional hearts of children.

Yuki Higashino’s storytelling brings a rare emotional depth to the Page & Pause universe. Through her writing, readers experience the quiet struggles many children face sadness, loneliness, and vulnerability and witness how protection, patience, and compassion allow healing to begin naturally.

This book introduces not only a new hero, but a new dimension of storytelling within our expanding universe.

Bubbleheart joins a growing roster of original characters created by Page & Pause Studios, including powerful heroes, emotional guardians, and unforgettable personalities that reflect the real emotional journeys children experience.

With each new character, our universe grows stronger, deeper, and more meaningful.

Yuki Higashino’s contribution represents an important step forward in shaping a children’s universe that doesn’t just entertain—but truly understands its readers.

This is only the beginning.

Bubbleheart has arrived.

And she will always be there when children need her most.