Nicholas on Vacation: At Recess

On the pages of this book, young readers will meet their favorite hero, Nicholas, and his friends—Rufus, Alceste, Meksan, Clotair, and others. These little rascals can’t get bored for a minute—they never stop inventing new and new adventures, sometimes landing in the funniest and most ridiculous situations. You’re probably curious how this cheerful group spends its time—then hurry and listen to the book!

“Little Nicholas” is a children’s book series about a boy named Nicholas and his friends, authored by René Goscinny (writer of the comics “Asterix and Obelix”) and the artist Jean-Jacques Sempé. The books have been translated into 37 languages worldwide (in Russian, it was translated by Irina Pressman). Stories about the “French equivalent of Denis’ka” are a great success. The events take place in France in 1962, that is, before the 1974 reform, when boys studied separately from girls and Thursday was a day off for schoolchildren.

Funny stories have been adapted for film many times.