Nicholas in Trouble

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The fifth collection of stories about Nicholas, the cheeky schoolboy.

Text by René Goscinny, with illustrations by Jean-Jacques Sempé

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Price: USD$19.95

200 points

Specifications

Hardback
English (US Edition)
214 x 145 mm, 8 3/8 x 5 3/4 in
128 pp
85 black and white illustrations
ISBN-13: 9780714848136
ISBN-10: 0714848131

Overview

The fifth book in the series about the much-loved cheeky French schoolboy and his friends
In this new collection of adventures, things are never easy for Nicholas and his gang: the shopkeeper won’t let them buy chocolate, their teacher won’t let them play Geoffrey’s fantastic new game and Jeremy is none to pleased about the appearance of his new little brother
This international classic in children’s fiction by Jean-Jacques Sempé (b.1932) and René Goscinny (1926–77) is now available to English-speaking children worldwide in a delightful translation by Anthea Bell
Features 16 stories written by one of the most successful children’s authors of all time, with illustrations by one of today’s best-loved illustrators
Aimed at readers from 7 upwards, these stories will be enjoyed by adults and children alike
Translated by Anthea Bell, winner of the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize and the Helen and Kurt Wolff Prize

About the author(s)

Jean-Jacques Sempé (b.1932) is one of the world’s most successful illustrators and cartoonists. He is the illustrator of the classic children’s-book character, Nicholas, and author of a collection of some thirty albums of his cartoons and graphic novels, all published or to be published by Phaidon. His world-renowned illustrations and cartoons are featured on the cover of the New Yorker and in Paris Match.

René Goscinny (1926–77), born in Paris, lived most of his early years in Buenos Aires and New York. He returned to France in the 1950s where he met Jean-Jacques Sempé and together they created the character for Nicholas, the famous schoolboy. He later worked with Alberto Uderzo, on making the adventures of Asterix the Gaul. A prolific and internationally successful children´s author, he is also the creater of Lucky Luke and Dingodossiers, among others. He also received Césars for his numerous animated cartoons.