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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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And the warrant of their inventive or fictive nature is precisely their peculiar storybook scenography.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

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 showcases content across genres, from storybook readings at the Children’s Stage to cooking demonstrations at the Food Stage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026

“It’s almost like a storybook ending,” senior guard Sam Hoiberg said, after No. 4-seeded Nebraska knocked off Troy on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026

She looked like an avenging angel in a Sunday-school storybook.

From "Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo

And for the families in receipt of the storybooks, the impact has been invaluable.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Other than the storybooks and other signs of K-12 clientele, the facilities wouldn’t be out of place at a nice university, and that includes the sloping lecture hall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

The family now has the space to eat together, and a room where Craig can read Lois' storybooks to their children.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025

Thus, the majority in Mahmoud contends that storybooks like Uncle Bobby’s Wedding abridge free exercise by exerting a “coercive pressure” that undermines the plaintiffs’ ability to raise their children as they wish.

From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2025

They knew exactly what adventure looked like because of the storybooks Will read.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff

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