Pagine1907–1983 · Etterbeek, Belgium · also known as Georges Remi, Herge
📖 Best for: Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11) · Grades 6–8 (ages 11–14)
Hergé books in order · Borrow free (Open Library & your library) · Free books like these
Hergé was the pen name of Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, creator of The Adventures of Tintin — the young reporter and his dog Snowy, whose 24 comic albums have been translated into more than 70 languages.
New to Hergé? Start with The Secret of the Unicorn.
Hergé’s books are under copyright, so Pagine doesn’t host them — but you can borrow every title below free. Tap Local library to see which libraries near you have it, Libby / OverDrive to borrow the ebook or audiobook with your library card, or Open Library for free online lending.
Most public libraries lend ebooks and audiobooks free with a library card — ask at the desk or sign up online.
Love Hergé? Try these free books for grades 3–5 (ages 8–11) and up — no download, no cost.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry · Tove Jansson · René Goscinny · Jean de Brunhoff · Cornelia Funke · Michael Ende · Otfried Preußler · Erich Kästner · Janosch · Dick Bruna · Annie M. G. Schmidt · Leo Lionni · Gianni Rodari · Marcus Pfister · Hervé Tullet · Alf Prøysen · Jostein Gaarder · Korney Chukovsky · Eduard Uspensky
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Hergé was the pen name of Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, creator of The Adventures of Tintin — the young reporter and his dog Snowy, whose 24 comic albums have been translated into more than 70 languages.
The Secret of the Unicorn is a great place to start; other favourites include Tintin in the Land of the Soviets, The Blue Lotus, Destination Moon.
Hergé’s books are best for grades 3–5 (ages 8–11) · grades 6–8 (ages 11–14).
Hergé’s books are still under copyright, so they are not free to download. You can borrow them free: from your public library (search WorldCat), as ebooks and audiobooks with a library card through Libby/OverDrive, or from Open Library’s free lending. Pagine links to each below, and suggests similar books you can read free right now.
Search WorldCat to see which libraries near you have a copy, or ask your school or public library. Most libraries also lend Hergé ebooks and audiobooks free through the Libby app.