storybook
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- noun
- /ˈstɔːriˌbʊk/
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libro de cuentos
- Every night, she reads her son a tale from his favorite storybook before bed.
- read storybook
- storybook reading
- picture storybook
All of us learned, even in our childhood storybooks, that hearts break.
- All of us learned, even in our childhood storybooks, that hearts break.
- They're so it's like a little storybook, you know what I mean?
- Why did you buy into that lie that success and happiness are are are are just for storybooks or there is no happy ever after?
- I was just kind of like reading a storybook almost of my life and going, wow, wow, that person really needs a hug.
Examples
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I went in and pulled down a storybook, something about a dog chasing a train.
Fiction book (2000) -
Beatrix Potter was thus the mother of the modern picture storybook, and Peter Rabbit the firstborn.
Academic text (2013) -
But this is a storybook, so let's get right to it.
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However, few studies have provided an intervention method for increasing storybook reading in the home.
Academic text (2013) -
His only possession was a tattered storybook that he had read scores of times.
Fiction book (1999) -
For example, students may create storybooks or a bound collection of their writings.
Academic text (2007) -
A crucial method of developing early literacy skills was the occurrence of storybook reading in the home.
Academic text (2013) -
At the end of the session, all participants received dialogic storybook readings prepared by the trainer.
Academic text (2013) -
Parents expressed appreciation for the receipt of the storybooks for use in reading with their child at home.
Academic text (2013) -
His rise from a titled but unprivileged background to become the greatest supporter of the longest reigning monarch in British history is the stuff of storybooks, but Prince Philip's story is true.
Synonyms
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An account of events told to entertain or inform
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A set of written or printed pages bound together with a cover
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A story that tells about events, often imaginary, in books or by people
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A traditional story for children with magic and strange beings
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A book of poems, stories, or short writings by different writers
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A children's story about magic and imaginary places
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A book for children that tells a story mostly with pictures
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A story with exciting, risky events about travel and danger
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A story for children about fairies and magic
A small cheap booklet from past centuries with folk stories or songs
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Etymology
Storybook is simply two words put together: story and book, meaning 'a book of stories'. That's why a storybook usually means a book of short stories for children, often with pictures.