Ashimpa

From renowned Portuguese author and illustrator Catarina Sobral,Ashimpais the story of a word that takes on a life of its own, leading young readers through the hilariouslyashimpishlife and grammar of a mysterious word.One day, a researcher makes an important discovery. A mysterious word buried in an old dictionary: ASHIMPA.Quickly the news spreads. Everyone wants to use the new word, but no one knows what it means or even what part of speech it belongs to. A 137-year-old is certain that its a verb: people ashimped and would always ashimp. A linguist is convinced its a noun. Soon there would be people who claimed to have seen live ashimpasand in color. They still exist abroad. Theyre green!From renowned Portuguese author and illustrator Catarina Sobral, Ashimpa is the story of language that takes on a life of its own, leading young readers through the hilariously ashimpish life and grammar of a mysterious word.