chapter book

American  

[chap-ter book] / ˈtʃæp tər ˌbʊk /

noun

chapter books plural

1. a book divided into chapters, especially a book of fiction, written for children whose reading and comprehension skills have advanced beyond picture books.

   Can you suggest a good chapter book for reading with my seven-year-old at bedtime?

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• chapter books
  plural

Etymology

Origin of chapter book

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

I didn't want to write a chapter book because we're in the age of low attention spans.

From Salon • May 18, 2024

At the same time, she will launch and provide introductions for a nonfiction chapter book series for kids ages 6-9, “Save The …”, about animal conservation.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2022

For example, when she does a reading worksheet she’ll answer questions using the shortest possible sentences, then read a chapter book until the next lesson starts.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2021

In this funny graphic chapter book, three classroom pets — a hamster, a rabbit and a guinea pig — team up to save the school’s art show from a band of scheming mice.

From Washington Post • Jun. 12, 2018

There was a discarded recorder on the floor that she had once planned to master and a chapter book on Abraham Lincoln from the time she decided to become an amateur historian.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly