: a book that consists wholly or chiefly of pictures
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Adjective
the players gave a picture-book performance that will go down in the annals of football as one of the all-time great games
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Joan Verdon, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
On Wednesday, Christmas Day, not many locations will see the fresh snowfall of picture-book holidays.
—Nikki Nolan, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2024
Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2025
The author previously spoke with PEOPLE about sharing his experiences during World War II with a new audience in the 2024 picture book My Lost Freedom.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Labubus were inspired by drawings of cuddly monsters that appeared in a picture-book series by artist Kasing Leung.
—Joan Verdon, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
On Wednesday, Christmas Day, not many locations will see the fresh snowfall of picture-book holidays.
—Nikki Nolan, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
At the same time, Lung is working on his next picture book, slated for release in 2026, with a host of new characters inside, and with Labubu getting a big upgrade, becoming the main character at last.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2025
The author previously spoke with PEOPLE about sharing his experiences during World War II with a new audience in the 2024 picture book My Lost Freedom.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Picture-book.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/picture-book. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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