Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

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

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Otto Schenk’s vivid storybook Met production, which ran from 1986 to 2009, showed that traditional stagecraft could serve a dramatically alert vision.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 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

He named it Avalon after the storybook world of King Arthur, he told Architectural Digest in 2004.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

In his pursuit of answers, Roher employs a cloying framework: his loving wife occasionally narrating as if this were a storybook and Roher the protagonist of a scary adventure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026

“The lady in the storybook had her own baby back when there were parents,” Voxy continues.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

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

He struggled to tackle the house as he couldn't face dealing with sentimental items tied to Lois, such as storybooks she wrote for the children, photos and a hoard of Christmas items she loved.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025

Under the ruling, the parents who sued were entitled to a preliminary injunction that would require schools to “notify them in advance” when one of the disputed storybooks would be used in their child’s class.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2025

They looked like a puzzling mix of beasts from another world: spooky monsters, walking pumpkins, metallic machines, mythical creatures Clare had only ever seen in storybooks.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember new words for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com