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The Arguers

by Corinna Luyken

A kingdom caught in an argument

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A kingdom caught in an argument

In this fairy tale, a dispute over how to untangle the king’s beard grows into a community-wide habit of arguing. The king and queen try to channel that impulse into a contest, but the premise turns on a simple complication: everyone is too busy arguing to hear the contest begin. Everyday objects and small disagreements become the building blocks of a larger story about how conflict can take over shared life—and how difficult it can be to get people’s attention once it does.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 who enjoy fairy tales and playful, exaggerated premises
  • Families looking for a story about arguing and getting along

Themes

Arguments and conflictCommunityListeningGetting along

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Book overview

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?
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