First Joys
By (Author) Vronique Joffre
Illustrated by Vronique Joffre
Penguin Young Readers
Penguin Young Readers
1st July 2025
8th April 2025
United States
Children
Non Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Childrens: picture books, activity books, early learning concepts
Board book
36
Width 160mm, Height 222mm, Spine 25mm
499g
A tender and heartwarming collection of babies' first joys, as shared with loved ones. A tender and heartwarming collection of babies' first joys, as shared with loved ones. Playing, loving, cuddling, growing up, and discovering the world... A little one's life is full of joyous moments! This beautiful board book showcases a few of those special moments and how they may be paralleled by animals and humans. Simple joys like taking a bath, smelling a flower, discovering a new food, or playing with siblings are carefully curated into this collection of "firsts" that everyone can celebrate.
Veronique Joffre is an author-illustrator from France. After ten years spent in London, she is now settled in the Basque countryside where she lives and works surrounded by nature. Animals, plants, and the cycle of the seasons are a major source of inspiration for her. She studied illustration in Paris at the cole Estienne and then at the Arts Decoratifs in Strasbourg, where she graduated in 2006. Cut-out paper is her main means of creation- she cuts, glues, assembles, and recomposes her images to play with shapes and colors. She also works regularly for the press and events. She has illustrated over twenty children's books and now devotes herself mainly to the production of books as an author-illustrator.