Highly recommended for middle grade graphic novel collections." This volume fills a gap in children's comics featuring African characters and settings. " the collection reads like Dennis the Menace meets Pearls Before Swine, set in West Africa-and may appeal to fans of both. The colors are electric-purples, oranges, turquoises and bright yellows.Īn unforgettable, boundary-busting, falling-over-funny collection. the rapid-fire, action-packed tales are wild and antic. Based on Abouet's childhood memories of growing up in the port town of Abidjan. Named to Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of 2018. Jump into the laugh-out-loud misadadventures of Akissi in these girls-will-be-girls comics, based on author Margeurite Abouet's childhood on the Ivory Coast. But Akissi is a true adventurer, and nothing scares her away from hilarious escapades in her modern African city. Poor Akissi! The neighborhood cats are trying to steal her fish, her little monkey Boubou almost ends up in a frying pan, and she's nothing but a pest to her older brother Fofana. Utterly unputdownable- The New York TimesĪ Kirkus Best Book of 2018, Akissi: Tales of Mischief brings together the first volume of the hilarious and heartfelt Akissi comics by Marguerite Abouet, the award winning author of Aya of Yop City.
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