The Arguers by Corinna Luyken
The Arguers by Corinna Luyken
The Arguers by Corinna Luyken
The Arguers by Corinna Luyken
The Arguers by Corinna Luyken
The Arguers by Corinna Luyken
The Arguers by Corinna Luyken

The Arguers by Corinna Luyken

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Ages: 4–8 years

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?

Corinna Luyken is the author/illustrator of numerous picture books, including the New York Times best seller, My Heart; The Book of Mistakes (which The Wall Street Journal called “sublime”); The Tree in Me (An NCTE Notable Poetry Book and Indie Bestseller); and most recently, The Arguers. Her books have been translated into thirteen languages.

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About the Artist

Corinna Luyken

Corinna Luyken is the author/illustrator of numerous picture books that have been translated into thirteen languages. These include The New York Times Best Seller, My Heart; The Book of Mistakes (which The Wall Street Journal called “sublime”); ABC and You and Me (a Dolly Parton Imagination Library selection); The Tree in Me (an NCTE Notable Poetry Book and Indie Bestseller); and most recently, The Arguers (Spring 2025).

She is also the illustrator of many award winning picture books including In the Dark (A Marginalian Best Book of 2023) written by Kate Hoefler; Patchwork (A New York Times and Kirkus Best Picture Book of 2022), written by Matt de la Peña; and Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have a Horse (A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard and Comstock-Gag Read Aloud Book Award) written by Marcy Campbell.

She was raised in Oregon, California, and Hawaii; and studied dance improvisation, poetry, and printmaking at Middlebury College in Vermont. Her work is rooted in improvisation and explores themes of connection, perception, and misperception. She 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. You can see more of her work at www.corinnaluyken.com