Chaos and confusion ensue when a new word comes to town.
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!”
Ashimpa is the story of a word that takes on a life of its own, leading young readers through the ashimpish life and grammar of a mysterious word.


EDITIONS

Portuguese
Orfeu Negro, 2012

French
Hélium, 2013

Italian
La Nuova Frontiera, 2013

Swedish
Urax Förlag, 2014

Brazilian Portuguese
WMF Martins Fontes, 2014

Hungarian
Vivandra Könyvek, 2015

German
Knesebeck, 2015

Spanish
Limonero, 201

English (Singapore and Malaysia)
Epigram Books, 2016

Polish
Dwie Siostry, 2017

Turkish
Can Çocuk, 2018

Simplified Chinese
Trustbridge, 2018

English (Philippines)
Milflores, 2025

English (rest of the world)
Transit Books, 2025

Portuguese Authors’ Society Award
Best Children’s Book, 2013

Amadora BD – International Comics Festival
Best Picture Book Illustration, 2013

Soligatto
Finalist, 2015

Cuatrogatos Foundation Prize
Winner, 2016