Description
From renowned Portuguese author and illustrator Catarina Sobral, Ashimpa is the story of a word that takes on a life of its own, leading young readers through the hilariously ashimpish life 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 it's a verb: people ashimped and would always ashimp. A linguist is convinced it's a noun. Soon there would be people who claimed to have seen live ashimpas--and in color. "They still exist abroad. They're 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.
Product Details
| Publisher | Transit Children's Editions |
| Publish Date | May 13, 2025 |
| Pages | 40 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Hardback |
| EAN/UPC | 9798893380026 |
| Dimensions | 12.8 X 9.5 X 0.4 inches | 1.1 pounds |
About the Author
Reviews
"A tongue-in-cheek treatise on the elasticity of language, Sobral's latest sparkles with profound wit thanks to a wonderfully bizarre premise... Ashimpishly delicious fun."--Kirkus Reviews
"In this absurdist grammatical romp, Sobral, making her U.S. debut, imagines what happens after a once-lost word is mysteriously rediscovered."--Publishers Weekly
"When a researcher discovers a new word--'ashimpa'--everyone has an opinion on what it is. Some are ashimpishly certain it's an adverb; others insist it's a noun and search for an ashimpa for their table... [A] fanciful primer on the parts--and the silliness--of speech."--Foreword Reviews
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