{"product_id":"ashimpa","title":"Ashimpa - the Mysterious Word","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBy Catarina Sobral \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTranslated by Juliana Barbassa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA 2025\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eFOREWORD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eINDIES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR FINALIST\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFrom renowned Portuguese author and illustrator Catarina Sobral,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eAshimpa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne day, a researcher makes an important discovery. A mysterious word buried in an old dictionary: ASHIMPA.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuickly 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!”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom renowned Portuguese author and illustrator Catarina Sobral, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAshimpa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTransit Children's Editions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e40 Pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"transit children's editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58541407797629,"sku":null,"price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0425\/5612\/9433\/files\/IMG_8677_5134305a-d02c-44c9-a261-5fcb32dc3418.jpg?v=1786792317","url":"https:\/\/www.shelfeditions.com\/products\/ashimpa","provider":"SHELF EDITIONS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}