Celine Paper Hearts Club

In a place where silence sometimes hurts more than words, one girl folds paper hearts in quiet defiance. Celine Paper Hearts Club is a tender illustrated memoir of everyday moments—of small kindnesses, invisible battles, and the courage to keep creating beauty even when no one is watching.

Through poetic vignettes, heartfelt reflections, and soft anime-style art, Celine Ong invites readers into her world: a workplace filled with tension and teasing, but also sparks of care, like a friend named Sherman or a mentor’s distant smile. Each paper heart she folds becomes a symbol—of softness as strength, of surviving through gentleness.

This book is for anyone who’s ever felt unnoticed, misunderstood, or misplaced—and chose to stay soft anyway.