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

“I’m also honored to partner with ten brilliant writers, along with Alexandra Boiger and artist Gillian Flint, to continue the ‘She Persisted’ chapter book series.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 13, 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

That was how Roald Dahl’s longtime editor at Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Stephen Roxburgh, described an early draft of the cantankerous author’s last long chapter book for children.

From Slate ● Apr. 5, 2013

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