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{"authorDescription":"Text by René Goscinny, with illustrations by Jean-Jacques Sempé","bookshot2d":null,"bookshot3d":null,"bookshot3dSquare":null,"categories":[],"date":"","editionId":13255,"guid":"600228a1-e107-4bdf-83c1-0a7129b564e5","images":[],"markets":{"AUD":{"discountPrice":null,"inventory_policy":"continue","price":"29.95","show":false},"CAD":{"discountPrice":null,"inventory_policy":"continue","price":"19.95","show":false},"EUR":{"discountPrice":null,"inventory_policy":"continue","price":"19.95","show":false},"GBP":{"discountPrice":null,"inventory_policy":"continue","price":"12.95","show":false},"TEST":{"discountPrice":null,"inventory_policy":"continue","price":"0.00","show":false},"USD":{"discountPrice":null,"inventory_policy":"continue","price":"19.95","show":false}},"related":[],"sku":"9780714848136","source":"BOOKs","specifications":{"binding":"Hardback","colIlls":"0","extent":"128","language":"American English","lenInch":"8 3/8","lenMm":"214","weightKilo":"0.36","widthInch":"5 3/4","widthMm":"145"},"status":false,"subtitle":"","title":"Nicholas in Trouble","uri":"","webAuthorDescription":"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 \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker \u003c/i\u003eand in \u003ci\u003eParis Match\u003c/i\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eRené 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 \u003ci\u003eLucky Luke\u003c/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDingodossiers\u003c/i\u003e, among others. He also received Césars for his numerous animated cartoons.\u003cbr /\u003e","webDescription":"","webKeywords":"","webLongDescription":"\u003ci\u003eNicholas in Trouble \u003c/i\u003econtains 16 new stories about Nicholas and his friends. In this collection of adventures, things are never easy for Nicholas and his gang: the lady in the shop 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 his new little brother.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFollowing on from the publication of \u003cem\u003eNicholas, Nicholas Again, Nicholas on Holiday \u003c/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eNicholas and the Gang, \u003c/em\u003ethis is the equally funny and charming fifth title in this well-loved series of books, now available to English-speaking children all over the world. Firmly established as a literary cult figure, the sublimely innocent Nicholas has already charmed millions of readers world-wide since these books were first published in France over forty years ago. Considered classics, the Nicholas stories delight both children and adults.","webReviews":"'the publication in affordable paperback of a couple of the brilliant Nicholas books by René Goscinny (as in Asterix), illustrated with diabolic humour by Jean Jacques Sempé, will usefully extend the readership of a series of subversive stories about a little French boy which has captivated readers since the Sixties.'\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cem\u003e Evening Standard\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e'The humour may be 50 years old, but the notion of the mischievous, confident little schoolboy is timeless. ... the British editions will deliberately be given a touch of class, as the volumes are brought out in cloth covers, on high-quality paper. '\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cem\u003e Junior\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e'Lovable, naïve and very French, Nicholas is timeless.'\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cem\u003e The Guardian\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e'Both children and adults will enjoy Nicholas' escapades...the 19 stories in the collection make this a great choice for reading aloud...detailed, expressive drawings by New Yorker cartoonist Jean-Jacques Sempe add to the charm...a delightful collection of stories.'\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cem\u003e Bookpage\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e'Goscinny, best known in the United States as the author of the Asterix comic book series, chronicles with precision the daily life of a precocious French schoolboy. I hope that Phaidon will bring us many more of his adventures.'’\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cem\u003e The Horn Book Magazine\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e'If you don't know the adventures of the French schoolboy Nicholas and his pals by René Goscinny (creator, with Albert Uderzo, of Asterix the Gaul), with pictures by famed illustrator Sempe, do look at the beautiful new edition from Phaidon Press.'\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cem\u003e New York Newsday\u003c/em\u003e","webShortDescription":"The fifth collection of stories about Nicholas, the cheeky schoolboy."}