chapter book

American  

[chap-ter book] / ˈtʃæp tər ˌbʊk /

noun

• chapter books
  plural

1. a book divided into chapters, especially a book of fiction, written for children whose reading and comprehension skills have advanced beyond picture books.

   Can you suggest a good chapter book for reading with my seven-year-old at bedtime?

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• chapter books
  plural

Etymology

Origin of chapter book

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

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chapter book

I didn't want to write a chapter book because we're in the age of low attention spans.

From Salon ● May 18, 2024

For example, when she does a reading worksheet she’ll answer questions using the shortest possible sentences, then read a chapter book until the next lesson starts.

From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2021

Introducing the new and improved hammer: This week, Amazon released the Kindle Kids Edition, “ideal for both beginner and experienced chapter book readers.”

From Washington Post ● Oct. 31, 2019

Launching this week from Pacific Northwest publisher Hazy Dell Press, the chapter book for ages 8–12 engages hard-to-please tween readers with imaginative adventure, fun illustrations, silly fart references and lots of so-bad-they’re-good puns.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2019

There was a discarded recorder on the floor that she had once planned to master and a chapter book on Abraham Lincoln from the time she decided to become an amateur historian.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly