Collects the adventures of Akissi, a young West African girl who is always getting into trouble.

"The world is big when you're a twig, but problems, surprises--and even volcanoes--are no match for Red, Ziggy, Noodle and Stump! In three . . . [humorous] comic stories, Red Twig discovers that not all surprises are good when he accidentally ruins his friends' snail zoo, Ziggy and Stump discover a volcano (or is it?), and Noodle tries and fails to find blue paint in nature. And at the end, young readers can learn to make their own twig friend with...