Jean-Jacques Sempé, usually known as Sempé (17 August 1932 – 11 August 2022), was a French cartoonist. He is known for the series of children's books he created with René Goscinny, *Le petit Nicolas*, and also for his poster-like illustrations, usually drawn from a distant or high viewpoint depicting detailed countrysides or cities. **Source**: [Jean-Jacques Sempé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Jacques_Semp%C3%A9) on Wikipedia.