Description
Akissi is back with more stories of silliness and chaos - there's never a dull moment when she's around!
About the Author
Marguerite Abouet was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, in 1971. Following the tremendous success of her comic Aya of Yop City , Marguerite now dedicates all of her time to writing. Mathieu Sapin was born in Dijon, France, in 1974. He studied in l'Ecole superieure des Arts Decoratifs de Strasbourg before becoming a renowned illustrator for many children's magazines and publishers in France.
Reviews
The best word I can use to describe the Akissi stories is simply "joyous". Ultimately this is a book that doesn't need critical dissection; it needs to be lived not analysed, absorbed not over-thought. A standout celebration of childhood. * Broken Frontier *
Once again Marguerite Abouet & Mathieu Sapin bring Africa to vivid, vibrant life in a way that both appals the sensibilities (seriously Akissi, stop borrowing people's babies without their permission to play with!) and amuses uproariously in equal amounts. * Page 45 *
The autobiographical element from Abouet is crucial in that it offers a genuine quality to the stories, and having lived the life allows them to forgo any sentimentality. Instead Abouet imbues the stories with a sense of adventure that should speak loudly to so many American children reading it, possibly facing a cloistered, overbooked day-to-day existence. Akissi's life must be a dream come true. * John Seven, The Beat *
Book Information
ISBN 9781912497171
Author Marguerite Abouet
Format Paperback
Page Count 144
Imprint Flying Eye Books
Publisher Flying Eye Books
Series Akissi