: 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
Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
This low-budget modern classic tells the terrifying tale of a mother, her son, and a freaky picture book that just won't go away, creating the kind of atmospheric chaos that takes up residence in your head forever.
—Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 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
Some children were at the Miami protest with their parents, including four-year-old Ellie MacLaren, who was sitting on the grass near the Torch of Friendship flipping through a picture book of dragons and castles and placing dragon stickers on the pages.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
This low-budget modern classic tells the terrifying tale of a mother, her son, and a freaky picture book that just won't go away, creating the kind of atmospheric chaos that takes up residence in your head forever.
—Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Picture-book.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/picture-book. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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