Les vacances du petit Nicolas

Marc Notes: Reprint of the 1963 Denoel edition.; Told from the perspective of a young French boy, this collection of stories, presented in French, isn't just for young readers. It doubles as an entertaining primer for anyone who is studying the French language." Contributor Bio:  Sempe, Jean-Jacques Jean-Jacques Sempe is the author of Displays of Affection. His drawings have appeared in numerous books in France--with the sales of over 1 million copies. His work appears regularly on the cover of The New Yorker. Sempe is a jazz fanatic. Contributor Bio:  Goscinny, Rene Morris is the pen name of Maurice de Bevere, who was a Belgian cartoonist and the creator of Lucky Luke. He won the Grand Prix Saint-Michel in 1972. Rene Goscinny was a French author, editor, humorist, and the cocreator of the comic book series "Asterix," He won the Adamson Award for best international comic strip artist in 1974.