Nicholas
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
Nicholas
AUTHOR:
Goscinny, 1926-1977.
Sempé, 1932-2022.
Bell, Anthea.
ISBN:
9780714861142
UNIFORM_TITLE:
Petit Nicholas. English
PUBLICATION_INFO:
London : Phaidon, c2005.
PHYSICAL_DESC:
126 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
GENERAL_NOTE:
This translation originally published: 2005.
ABSTRACT:
Nicholas is the first of five titles to become available to English speaking children all over the world In some way similar to the cheekiness of Calvin and Hobbes and the innocence and naivete of characters created by the Italian film maker Roberto Benigni, Goscinny and Sempe have created a world of confusion that makes you chuckle out load. Written between 1959 and 1965 these classic books are continually reprinted around the globe and offer, not only an entertaining read, but a vivid description of French life and culture.
PERSONAL_SUBJECT:
LANGUAGE_546:
Translated from the French.
SUBJECT:
| Nicholas (Fictitious character : Goscinny) -- Juvenile fiction. |
| Children's stories, French -- Translations into English. |
| Goscinny, 1926-1977 -- Translations into English. |
BIBSUMMARY:
Nicholas is the first of five titles to become available to English speaking children all over the world In some way similar to the cheekiness of Calvin and Hobbes and the innocence and naivete of characters created by the Italian film maker Roberto Benigni, Goscinny and Sempe have created a world of confusion that makes you chuckle out load. Written between 1959 and 1965 these classic books are continually reprinted around the globe and offer, not only an entertaining read, but a vivid description of French life and culture.