Akissi : tales of mischief
Abouet, Marguerite, 1971-2018
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Poor Akissi! The neighbourhood 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, full of silliness and mischief and nothing will scare her for long! "utterly unputdownable"-The New York TimesA 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.
Main title:
Akissi : tales of mischief / Abouet & Sapin ; translation by Judith Taboy and Marie Bedrune.
Author:
Abouet, Marguerite, 1971-, authorSapin, Mathieu, 1974-, artistTaboy, J., translatorBedrune, Marie, translator
Imprint:
London : Flying Eye Books, 2018.
Collation:
181 pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 22 cm
Notes:
Translated from the French.
ISBN:
9781911171478 (pbk)
Dewey class:
741.5944POCPoc
Language:
EnglishFrench
Subject:
Abouet, Marguerite, 1971- -- Translations into EnglishChildren's stories, French -- Translations into EnglishGraphic novelsAfrica, West -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile fictionFiction 5+GeneralPicture Books for Older ReadersShort storiesChildren's / Teenage fiction & true storiesEuropean comic books: general, classic, all agesChildren's / Teenage fiction: General fictionChildren's / Teenage general interest: People & placesChildren's / Teenage general interest: Girls & womenAfrica
BRN:
1869321
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