![]() ![]() Your library should definitely have a set. Funny, action-packed and just brilliant, they never stay on the shelf for long, the children love them. ![]() If you don't know the Akissi books by Abouet and Sapin then you've missed out. * on Twitter *Ībouet & Sapin's tales from the Ivory Coast are as funny as they are touching. From trips to Paris and attempts at writing poetry, these bite-sized stories are compiled into a hilarious, action packed compendium. The wild and wonderful Akissi is back with more mischievous adventures. ![]() * Women in Translation, World Kid Lit blog * An Africa that is full of life, rather than sorrow". Set in the lively, bustling Cote d'Ivoire, in the introduction to the second volume, Margeurite Abouet explains how she wants to present "a different view of Africa rather than the one we are usually shown. * The Slings & Arrows Graphic Novel Guide * brings Akissi's Abidjan suburb to life, and is great when moments of exaggeration are needed. In these most difficult of times books like Akissi are a beacon of joyous light in the darkness of reality. If you've yet to experience Abouet and Sapin's depiction of Ivory Coast life I cannot recommend this series more highly. her world is real, rounded, full of warmth and humour. author Marguerite Abouet (Aya of Yop City) and artist Mathieu Sapin.With the first volume selected as a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2018, Akissi is back. ![]()
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