Le Petit Nicolas

Le Petit Nicolas
Le petit Nicolas, Denoël, 1960

AuthorRené Goscinny
IllustratorJean-Jacques Sempé
Genrecomic, comedy

Le Petit Nicolas (Little Nicholas) is a series of French children's books created by René Goscinny and illustrated by Jean-Jacques Sempé; its first installment was originally published on 29 March 1959. The books depict an idealized version of childhood in 1950s France.