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.

"Luyken's storytelling charms with whimsy and dry wit, and her illustrations steal the show with
enormous, elaborate hairstyles, bedecked in bows or crowned with oversize hats. The over-the-top
Regency styling, paired with a multiracial cast of characters, delights with Bridgerton-esque appeal.
Thoroughly enchanting, without argument." --Kirkus

"Elegant, classic fairy tale tone, watercolor, ink, pencil, and gouache drawings combine the prickly energy of Ralph Steadman with the swooping lines of art nouveau style." --Publishers Weekly

"There's an other worldly delight to the strange world Luyken has crafted, made wondrous by the vivid, fine-lined illustrations depicting countless arguers in a wonderful sort of Victorian circus fashion, all topped with long, extravagantly styled hairdos. This is art that can be pored over time and time again, and young readers will jump at the chance to argue themselves, prompted or not.
Strangely beautiful." --Booklist

★"Watercolor, ink, and gouache artwork grows deeper, denser, and more effective with every angry
word, and the happy ending really lands. Spare, witty, snipped sentences portray all, making this a perfect read-aloud--and no one can argue with that."--School Library Journal, starred review

Publisher: Bound to Stay Bound Books

Pub date: 2025-05-27

Length: 40 pages