picture book
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of picture book
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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I download the Good Inside app on pub day for Dr. Becky’s new picture book Leave Me Alone!:
From Slate • May 10, 2026
Home from their adventures—and with the picture book right side up again—the four children curl up by the fireplace with steaming mugs of hot cocoa.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
It features celebrities and other well-known personalities reading a short picture book before wishing the audience a good night.
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025
Megheti Feghali, 6, chronicled in a homemade picture book Pippi’s epic journey to reunite with her cat mother.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2025
He reached over and yanked the bell cord, then nudged Nunu, who put away her picture book.
From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers
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