The Arguers
Hardcover – Picture Book, May 27, 2025
Penguin Young Readers Group · Hardcover · May 27, 2025
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.
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- Who it’s for
- A fairy tale turns petty disagreements into an increasingly ridiculous communal sport.
- Themes
- Community conflict, Constant arguing, Failure to listen
- Genres
- Fairy Tales & Folklore, Funny Stories, Friendship
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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 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.
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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?
A Fine Quarrel
A fairy tale turns petty disagreements into an increasingly ridiculous communal sport.
Come here for
- Tiny disputes over beard tools and spoons, blown gloriously out of proportion
Expect
- A royal contest to crown the land’s best arguer
Where it sits
| Funny Stories | 89% |
|---|---|
| Fairy Tales & Folklore | 73% |
| Friendship | 37% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Fairy Tales & Folklore
- Friendship
- Manners & Etiquette
- Authors
- Corinna Luyken
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- May 27, 2025
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Community conflict · Constant arguing · Failure to listen
- Reading lane
- Fairy Tales & Folklore