The Little Nicholas, Rene Goscinny

Nicholas, a 9 year old boy, is always up to something that is not always very smart. He has a great gang: Rufus, Alec, Geoffrey, Matthew, Eddie and Jeremy. Their favorite games are to tease Cuthbert, the teacher’s pet, as well as punching each other on the nose.
I liked this book as the short stories are easy to read and the endings are always hilarious. I’ve read the book both in French and English and prefer the way it’s written in French for two reasons. One: The way it’s written is funnier, the jokes in English are not the same and not as effective as when it’s read in French. Two: The names of the characters are better in French. If you speak French, try to read both the French and English book, that way, you can see what I mean.

~ by Raphy T. on March 9, 2009.