{"product_id":"akissi-tales-of-mischief-akissi-book-1-9781911171478","title":"Akissi: Tales of Mischief: Akissi Book 1","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"utterly unputdownable\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003eKirkus \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of 2018, \u003ci\u003eAkissi: Tales of Mischief\u003c\/i\u003e brings together the first volume of the hilarious and heartfelt Akissi comics by Marguerite Abouet, the award winning author of \u003ci\u003eAya of Yop City\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePoor 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarguerite Abouet is a renowned writer from Abidjan on the Ivory Coast in West Africa. She started writing because she felt that comics weren't being written for girls, and wanted to change that. She is the author of the tremendously successful comic, \u003ci\u003eAya of Yop City\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the \u003ci\u003eAkissi \u003c\/i\u003eseries for children. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMathieu Sapin was born in Dijon, France, in 1974. He studied in l'Ecole supérieure des Arts Décoratifs de Strasbourg before becoming a renowned illustrator for many children's magazines and publishers in France.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nobrow Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50704996106514,"sku":"9781911171478","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8fbed86a-d4f0-4152-bc8e-8b74b065cb88.jpg?v=1734484758","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/akissi-tales-of-mischief-akissi-book-1-9781911171478","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}