storybook

American  

[stawr-ee-book] / ˈstɔr iˌbʊk /

noun

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

---

adjective

1. unreal or fantastic

   a storybook world

Etymology

Origin of storybook

First recorded in 1705–15; story ¹ + book

Example Sentences

She rattles on about games and cakes and karaoke machines all the way to her house, which is storybook white with blue trim.

From Literature

Today, one of the biggest tourist attractions is its medieval Jewish neighborhood, which looks like a storybook village in the photographs, with its stone buildings and winding alleys.

From Literature

“You put the magic key in these boxes that look like storybooks and now you’re hearing an audio track that corresponds to an installation? That in itself is immersive art,” says Hull.

From Los Angeles Times

Whereas Chicago stacked storybook endings, the Rams failed to finish what they started with disturbing regularity.

From Los Angeles Times

After finishing off Oregon yet again, Cignetti was asked if he was ready for Miami and completing this storybook season.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• dreamlike
• false
• fanciful
• hallucinatory
• illusory
• immaterial
• unbelievable