"utterly unputdownable"—
The New York Times
A
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
.
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. But Akissi is a true adventurer, and nothing scares her away from hilarious escapades in her modern African city.
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.