storybook
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storybooks
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adjective
noun
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Origin of storybook
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In a news release, a museum spokesperson said Mull’s work “upsets any storybook picture of perfection” and resists nostalgia while acknowledging its allure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 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
Sean Curran cut the storybook image of a Secret Service agent when he whisked Trump away from an attempt on his life in Butler, Pa., in July 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 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
When my mom didn’t have to work, we would log in at the same time and play games or go on interactive storybook adventures together.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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
This curriculum involved storybooks featuring queer and gender-nonconforming characters.
From Slate ● Apr. 23, 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
They are upset that the county school board has encouraged K–5 teachers to include a set of new LGBTQ+-inclusive storybooks in their curricula.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2025
That sounded like the sort of thing grown-ups said in the storybooks we read when we were little.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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