France's 'Little Nicolas' illustrator Jean-Jacques Sempe dies aged 89

As well as his work on Le Petit Nicolas, an idealised vision of childhood in 1950s France that became an international best-seller, Sempe also illustrated more New Yorker magazine covers than any other artist

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In this file photo taken on November 6, 2019 French cartoonist and illustrator Jean-Jacques Sempe, also known as Sempe, poses during a photo session in Rueil-Malmaison, outside Paris
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Jean-Jacques Sempe, who illustrated the beloved Little Nicolas series of French children’s books, has died aged 89, his wife Martine Gossieaux Sempe told AFP on Thursday.

As well as his work on Le Petit

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