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The Arguers

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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... Read More
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The Arguers

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.

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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?

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781984814425

Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 27 May 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: G.P.Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers'

Illustration: FULL COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Corinna Luyken

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 229.0mm

Height: 298.0mm

Weight: 462g

Pages: 40

About the Author

Corinna Luyken is the author/illustrator of four previous picture books, The Tree in Me (an NCTE Notable Poetry Book and Indie Bestseller), My Heart (a New York Times Best Seller), ABC and You and Me, and The Book of Mistakes (which the Wall Street Journal called "sublime"), and the illustrator of several other books, including Patchwork and Adrian Simcox Does Not Have a Horse. She lives in Western Washington, near the Salish Sea, with her family.

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