: 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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Nikki Nolan, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2024
The spread of literacy, newfangled methods of production and an almost mystical efflorescence of creativity combined to produce superb and lasting works of picture-book art.
—Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 31 Mar. 2023
Simon Hill, Wired News, 11 July 2025
Papilio is a picture book told in three parts, each highlighting a different stage of a butterfly's life (there are technically four stages for a butterfly's life, but the egg stage isn't particularly exciting).
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 8 July 2025
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Adjective
On Wednesday, Christmas Day, not many locations will see the fresh snowfall of picture-book holidays.
—Nikki Nolan, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2024
The spread of literacy, newfangled methods of production and an almost mystical efflorescence of creativity combined to produce superb and lasting works of picture-book art.
—Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 31 Mar. 2023
Noun
Amazon This picture book from Chronicle Books is a favorite at WIRED for its lovely images and engaging story of environmental scientist Ken Nedimeyer, whose passion for marine biology, particularly coral, led him to found the Coral Restoration Foundation.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 11 July 2025
Papilio is a picture book told in three parts, each highlighting a different stage of a butterfly's life (there are technically four stages for a butterfly's life, but the egg stage isn't particularly exciting).
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 8 July 2025
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“Picture-book.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/picture-book. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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