Reading order
Le Petit Nicolas reading order
- Nicholas1960
- Nicholas Again1961
- Nicholas on Vacation1962
- Nicholas and the Gang1963
- Nicholas in Trouble1964
- Histoires inédites du Petit Nicolas - volume 22006
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- Score
- 6 volumes
- Volumes
- 1960–2006
- Published
- about 15 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
- Short stories
- Genre
Quick answer
Publication order
6 volumes1960–2006Completed
- The five original books (1960–1964) are loose stories — order does not matter, but start with the first Le Petit Nicolas (1960).
- The posthumous collections of unpublished stories (from 2004) can be read in any order.
A plan for the whole series
6 volumes, 833 pages, about 15 hours. At 45 min a day that is 20 days.
Stages
This series fits in one stage. You finish around November 18, 2026.
- Stage 115 h20 daysby November 18, 2026
- 1. Nicholas
- 2. Nicholas Again
- 3. Nicholas on Vacation
- 4. Nicholas and the Gang
- 5. Nicholas in Trouble
- 6. Histoires inédites du Petit Nicolas - volume 2
- The end of the series
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How this plan is calculated
The plan comes from the pages and ratings of each volume: we split the series into stages of about three weeks’ reading, size each break to the stage before it, and read the chance of finishing from how many readers rate the last volume compared with the first. How we work out the plan →
Every volume in order
- Histoires inédites du Petit Nicolas - volume 2BuyHistoires inédites du Petit Nicolas - volume 2–Not ranked yet
Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026
Frequently asked questions
Which Le Petit Nicolas book is the longest?
“Nicholas” is the longest at 156 pages; the shortest is “Nicholas and the Gang” with 132 pages.
What should I read after Le Petit Nicolas?
Other series by René Goscinny: Asterix, Lucky Luke, Iznogoud.
