Somewhere between Montmartre and Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Jean-Jacques Sempé and René Goscinny lean over a large white sheet of paper and bring to life a mischievous and endearing boy, Little Nicolas. From schoolyard games and fights to summer camp pranks and camaraderie, Nicolas lives a merry and enriching childhood – and brings friendship and newfound life to his creators, too.
1938, Ethiopia, as fascist troops are looting the country. Emelia, a ten-year-old girl, is dragged on a treasure hunt to find her father, an archaeologist, who disappeared while investigating the trail leading to the Queen of Saba.
Jean Loup, 10, is inexhaustibly curious, but afraid of everything. His imagination is his refuge, and he struggles to keep his feet on the ground. One day, while his teacher is entering him in an eloquence contest, the media announces that a meteorite is approaching Earth. To win one and deflect the other, Jean Loup embarks on an incredible adventure.
