: 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
Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
In Wichita Falls, Texas, the city tried to defuse controversy in 1999 by relocating two LGBTQ+ family picture books to the adult section.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 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
This picture book celebrates the act of celebrating Christmas, with, of course, a musical ring.
—Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
In Wichita Falls, Texas, the city tried to defuse controversy in 1999 by relocating two LGBTQ+ family picture books to the adult section.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Picture-book.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/picture-book. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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