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The Arguers
  • Published: 12 August 2025
  • ISBN: 9781984814425
  • Imprint: Rocky Pond Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $32.99

The Arguers

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12 Aug 2025
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27 May 2025
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A delightfully preposterous and original fairy tale about a community that forgets how to get along, by the celebrated creator of The Book of Mistakes

A delightfully preposterous and original fairy tale about a community that forgets how to get along, by the celebrated creator of The Book of Mistakes

The first argument was over a brush and a comb, and which would be better for taking a tangle out of the king's beard. Next came the argument over letters, and then over spoons . . . and soon they argued all the time, and no one could remember when the arguing had started or over what or by whom. They only knew that they had always argued, and that they did it well. Very, very well.

And so it was that the king and queen decided to hold a contest to choose the very best arguer in the land. But what will happen when everyone is so busy arguing that they can't even hear the queen announce the start of the contest?
  • Published: 12 August 2025
  • ISBN: 9781984814425
  • Imprint: Rocky Pond Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $32.99
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About the author

Corinna Luyken

Corinna Luyken is the author-illustrator of Abc and You and Me; The Tree in Me (an NCTE Notable Poetry Book and Indie Bestseller); My Heart (A New York Times Best Seller); and The Book of Mistakes (which The Wall Street Journal called “sublime”). She is also the illustrator of In the Dark (Aug 2023) and Nothing in Common, both written by Kate Hoefler; Patchwork (A New York Times and Kirkus Best Picture Book of 2022), written by Matt de la Peña; Something Good and Adrian Simcox Does Not Have a Horse, both written by Marcy Campbell; and Weird Little Robots, written by Carolyn Crimi. She was raised in Oregon, California, and Hawaii; and studied dance improvisation, poetry, and printmaking at Middlebury College in Vermont. She now lives in Western Washington, near the Salish Sea, where she also likes to dig in the dirt, surf, and read with a cat (or two) on her lap.
portrait photo of Corinna Luyken

Also by Corinna Luyken

In the Dark
ABC and You and Me
Retazos
Patchwork
The Tree in Me
My Heart
Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have a Horse
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Praise for The Arguers

Accolades for The Tree in Me
NCTE Notable Poetry Book
Indie Bestseller 
Original Art Show selection

“Luminous and joyous, a fruit pie feast for the eyes as well as the soul.” —New York Times Book Review

Accolades for My Heart
New York Times Best Seller
PNBA Book Award Winner
Indie Next List Pick (Top 10)
Nerdies Best Picture Books of the Year
Book Page Best of the Year
Brain Pickings Best Books of the Year

* "A masterful blending of text and illustration." —School Library Journal, starred review

Accolades for The Book of Mistakes
New York Public Library Best Books of the Year
NPR Best of the Year
PNBA Book Award Winner
Nerdies Best Picture Books of the Year
Boston Globe Best of the Year

* "The idea of setbacks being opportunities in disguise is no stranger to picture book pages, but rarely has it been illuminated with such style, imagination, and compassion." —Publishers Weekly, starred review