picture book
noun
a book consisting mainly or entirely of pictures, especially one for children who have not yet learned to read.
picture books
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pluralof picture book.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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She is also the author of three picture books for children, "Rectangle Time" and "It Simply Can't Be Bedtime."
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
But she soon learned that there were picture books in school libraries about gay pride parades and same-sex parents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2024
James says the idea for The Plucky Squire came from picture books he'd been reading to his young son.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2024
They’ve transformed the hulking old building into a series of settings lifted straight from the pages of beloved picture books.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
Bod had never seen a real horse before, only in the pages of picture books, but the white horse that clopped down the street towards them was nothing like the horses he had imagined.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
