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storybook

American  
[stawr-ee-book] / ˈstɔr iˌbʊk /

noun

storybooks plural
  1. a book that contains a story or stories especially for children.


adjective

  1. idealized, romantic, or picturesque, as if from a book of stories.

    She lives in a storybook cottage on an island off the coast of Maine.

storybook British  
/ ˈstɔːrɪˌbʊk /

noun

  1. a book containing stories, esp for children

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. unreal or fantastic

    a storybook world

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

Etymology

Origin of storybook

First recorded in 1705–15; story 1 + book

Example Sentences

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But this is only a memory — a child’s version of an experience, filmed with all of the bright colors and simple setups of an illustration in a storybook.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

It took over a decade for Gutierrez to get approval for his 2014 film “The Book of Life,” a beloved storybook animation about the Day of the Dead.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

He named it Avalon after the storybook world of King Arthur, he told Architectural Digest in 2004.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Singer and songwriter Rufus Wainwright has put his vibrant Spanish-style storybook residence on the market in Los Angeles for $2.3 million—more than 10 years after he picked up the unique abode.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

From the outside, it looked like a gingerbread cottage from a storybook, much to the delight of the littlest Swanburne girls.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

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