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Corinna Luyken
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author/illustrator THE ARGUERS (May ‘25)• THE BOOK OF MISTAKES • ABC & YOU & ME • MY HEART • THE TREE IN ME • IN THE DARK • PATCHWORK • ADRIAN SIMCOX • NOTHING IN COMMON • SOMETHING GOOD

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Corinna Luyken @corinnaluyken.bsky.social · Jun 12
On uncertain times, false certainties, nuance and understanding: Maria Popova, author of one of my very favorite newsletters, shares her thoughts on THE ARGUERS: www.themarginalian.org/2025/06/11/t...
The Arguers: A Charming Illustrated Parable about the Absurdity of Self-righteousness
Perhaps the most perilous consequence of uncertain times, times that hurl us into helplessness and disorientation, is that they turn human beings into opinion machines. We dope our pain and confusi…
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Very excited to be doing a new book with Marcy Campbell (& Rachael Cole & @anniekelley.bsky.social )!!
November 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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So excited to be doing a book with Marcy Campbell, Rachael Cole & @anniekelley.bsky.social !!
November 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Announcing new deals for @isabelcanas.bsky.social @corinnaluyken.bsky.social + more buff.ly/MYw9l2F
November 26, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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📚👍 So many good books.
#kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks

Patchwork
Matt De La Pena & Corinna Luyken
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Here are my notes from this one: "We are a multitude, not defined by any one thing. Lovely lyrical language. Powerful."
Yup.
Cover for Patchwork. Shows a small girl and a patchwork of colors floating from her heart.
October 9, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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And @corinnaluyken.bsky.social joins us today! We talk aesthetics and vibes and the mental anguish a parent endures when their kid refuses to allow their hair to be brushed (or cut!). #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/07/02/m...
Modern Fairytales and Excessive Tresses: Corinna Luyken Talks The Arguers
Corinna Luyken joins us today! We talk aesthetics and vibes and the mental anguish a parent endures when their kid refuses to allow their hair to be brushed (or cut!).
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July 2, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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📚👍 So many good books.
#kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks

The Arguers
Corinna Luyken
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The title and the cover made me pick this up. I was not disappointed. My little enjoyed the ridiculous things they argued about in the story. Grab this one.

Cover for The Arguers. Shows a fancy dressed lady pointing and yelling at a flower that doesn't match the other buds around it.
October 13, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Ever find yourself arguing with your kids over the silliest things and wonder, "How did we get here?" 🤦‍♀️

The latest Growing Readers episode with @corinnaluyken.bsky.social explores exactly this through her new picture book THE ARGUERS.

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August 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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On uncertain times, false certainties, nuance and understanding: Maria Popova, author of one of my very favorite newsletters, shares her thoughts on THE ARGUERS: www.themarginalian.org/2025/06/11/t...
The Arguers: A Charming Illustrated Parable about the Absurdity of Self-righteousness
Perhaps the most perilous consequence of uncertain times, times that hurl us into helplessness and disorientation, is that they turn human beings into opinion machines. We dope our pain and confusi…
www.themarginalian.org
June 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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One of my favorite parts of writing this review for @corinnaluyken.bsky.social's new #picturebook, The Arguers, is that it gave me the opportunity to revisit one of my earlier book memories. The communal experience of picture books is magic! #TLSkyChat #TLChat #KidLit #EduSky #SkyBrarians
A book review graphic for The Arguers by Corinna Luyken. On the left side, a large white quotation mark introduces a review quote in white text against a dark green background. The quote reads: 'I believe that the very best picture books are those that manage to capture the hearts and imaginations of their youngest readers, while also speaking truth to those who are a little longer in the tooth. By that measure, and so many others, The Arguers is a triumph. I love this book, y'all. And I'm guessing many of the readers in your life will, too.' On the right side, the book cover of The Arguers is displayed. The cover illustration features a girl in a vintage-style dress with puffed sleeves and a bow in her dark, styled-up hair. She leans forward over a curved hedge filled with green leaves and small yellow and pink flowers, as if peering downward or reaching for something unseen. The book title, The Arguers, appears in black serif font against a white background. Below the quote, at the bottom of the graphic, a cursive gold text reads: 'review by Jennifer LaGarde.'
March 7, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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From combs to spoons to... who even remembers anymore? THE ARGUERS is a wildly fun fairy tale about a kingdom that just can’t stop bickering—and what happens when the arguing goes too far. @corinnaluyken.bsky.social's THE ARGUERS is a picture book you don't want to miss having in your class/library!
June 2, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Happy book birthday to @corinnaluyken.bsky.social's The Arguers!
The Arguers
May 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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A fresh fairy tale with big emotions and silliness? THE ARGUERS, which pubs May 27, delivers all of this and more. @corinnaluyken.bsky.social takes us Behind the Book in a Q&A + chance to win: www.anitraroweschulte.com/blog/behindt... #bookgiveaway #win #kidlit #giveaway
Graphic featuring Corinna Luyken and the cover of the picture book The Arguers
May 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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I have a newsletter! cluyken.substack.com/p/hello-hello
hello, hello
why flowers? why arguing?
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May 24, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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One week left to preorder THE ARGUERS #thearguers #thearguerspb
May 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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(3/3) @chastenbuttigieg.bsky.social @corinnaluyken.bsky.social
IT SIMPLY CAN'T BE BEDTIME by Pamela Paul and illustrated by Steven Salerno book cover and description image PAPA'S COMING HOME by Chasten Buttigieg and illustrated by Dan Taylor book cover and description image PRECIOUS and PRECIOSA by Carlos Aponte book covers and description image THE ARGUERS by Corinna Luyken book cover and description image
May 20, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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My cousin also bought these two books for the kids - they’re both amazing and I’ve never wanted to write my own picture book more 🥹

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The Big Book or Mistakes by Corinna Luyken which includes a ragtag group of characters hanging on to a big bunch of yellow balloons and In My Room: a book or creativity and imagination by Jo Witek, illustrated by Christine Roussey which has a cut out house shape with layers of colour within it and a jumping little girl and cat among a bed of yellow flowers
April 24, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Channeling @corinnaluyken.bsky.social “The Book of Mistakes” into spinning. Quite happy with this “not a mistake” on the left. A lesson on the power of relaxing. 😊 #handspinning
Two skeins of over twenty year old purple yarn. One on the right: overly twisted single. The one on the left: the same single, unspun to release twist and then chain plied.
March 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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New cards!! These are based on originals that will be in a show at Browser’s Bookshop in May. More details to come. buyolympia.com/Artist/Corin...
March 11, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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March 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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jenniferlagarde.bsky.social
One of my favorite parts of writing this review for @corinnaluyken.bsky.social's new #picturebook, The Arguers, is that it gave me the opportunity to revisit one of my earlier book memories. The communal experience of picture books is magic! #TLSkyChat #TLChat #KidLit #EduSky #SkyBrarians
A book review graphic for The Arguers by Corinna Luyken. On the left side, a large white quotation mark introduces a review quote in white text against a dark green background. The quote reads: 'I believe that the very best picture books are those that manage to capture the hearts and imaginations of their youngest readers, while also speaking truth to those who are a little longer in the tooth. By that measure, and so many others, The Arguers is a triumph. I love this book, y'all. And I'm guessing many of the readers in your life will, too.' On the right side, the book cover of The Arguers is displayed. The cover illustration features a girl in a vintage-style dress with puffed sleeves and a bow in her dark, styled-up hair. She leans forward over a curved hedge filled with green leaves and small yellow and pink flowers, as if peering downward or reaching for something unseen. The book title, The Arguers, appears in black serif font against a white background. Below the quote, at the bottom of the graphic, a cursive gold text reads: 'review by Jennifer LaGarde.'
March 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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I wrote a review for @corinnaluyken.bsky.social's new #picturebook, The Arguers, because I love it with my whole heart! #kidlit #tlsky #tlskychat #skybrarians #edusky
⭐️ Book Review: The Arguers by Corinna Luyken
One of my earliest memories revolves around a read aloud of The Giant Jam Sandwich by John Vernon Lord and Janet Burroway. For those unfamiliar, this 1972 masterpiece is about a small village in the E...
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March 2, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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No spoilers! But I love the way @corinnaluyken.bsky.social ends her new picture book, The Arguers! You can read the rest of my review here! #TLSky #TLSkyChat #EduSky #KidLit #PictureBooks
A book review graphic for The Arguers by Corinna Luyken. On the left side, a large white quotation mark introduces a review quote in white text against a dark green background. The quote reads: 'Luyken chooses to end The Arguers on a hopeful, but complex, note. To be sure, its youngest readers will, no doubt, be satisfied and reassured by how this modern fairy tale wraps up. However, more mature readers will find an ending that leaves them with both necessary questions and a healthy helping of responsibility.' On the right side, the book cover of The Arguers is displayed. The cover illustration features a girl in a vintage-style dress with puffed sleeves and a bow in her dark, styled-up hair. She leans forward over a curved hedge filled with green leaves and small yellow and pink flowers, as if peering downward or reaching for something unseen. The book title, The Arguers, appears in black serif font against a white background. Below the quote, at the bottom of the graphic, a cursive pink text reads: 'review by Jennifer LaGarde.'
March 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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It’s a book! Just received my first copy of THE ARGUERS. in stores May 27, available for pre-order now (link in bio). This book has been SO many years in the making!

“Thoroughly enchanting, without argument.” - Kirkus Reviews

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February 12, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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“Thoroughly enchanting, without argument.”

The first review of THE ARGUERS is a lovely one from Kirkus— link to full review & signed preorders in bio #thearguers @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social
February 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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I've added The Arguers by Corinna Luyken to the 2025 Books of My Heart! I love this book SO MUCH!!
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#TLSkyChat #EduChat #Skybrarians #Kidlit #PictureBooks
The cover of 'The Arguers' by Corinna Luyken features an illustration of a young girl in a flowing, patterned dress bending forward, peering through a break in lush green foliage filled with yellow and pink flowers. Her dark curly hair is styled in an updo, and she appears to be examining or interacting with another similarly dressed and styled figure emerging from the other side of the foliage. The title 'The Arguers' is placed in the white space created by the gap in the greenery, with the author's name, Corinna Luyken, positioned subtly at the bottom. The overall illustration has a soft, whimsical, and painterly style, evoking curiosity and a sense of wonder.
February 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM