I’m learning French, so I’ve been reading French comics for children, and the next logical step is… books for children.
Le Petit Nicolas is a series of books written by Asterix author René Goscinny, and is for very small children. Mais c’est vraiment chouette, as Nicolas says.
This book is from 1959, so the concerns aren’t very, er… modern. But who can survive without knowing what the word for “spurs” is (er… while typing this, I forget… is it éperons?) or “piggy bank” (tirelire) or “vacant lot” (terrain vague), or the teacher they call Le Buillon because he always says “Regardez-moi dans les yeux”, and “dans le buillon il y a des yeux”.
What I’m saying is that this book is thoroughly enjoyable — it’s for children, but it’s a lot of fun for childish adults, too. I’m getting the rest of the books, too, but unfortunately they’re only available for Kindle, and not for Kobo. *pout*
I mean, I can buy them on paper, but it’s so convenient to be able to tap the words I don’t understand to get the translation…
Le petit Nicolas (1959) by René Goscinny & Jean-Jacques (buy used, 4.14 on Goodreads)