: 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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Elaine Yu, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
Its crystal-clear, nutrient-dense water, filtered through chalk and fed by numerous springs, creates a perfect aquatic ecosystem and the setting for a picture-book private house by the riverbank.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Mar. 2026
Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2026
Her friend and veteran advocate Dave Winters wrote a picture book about Krier, with half of the sales going towards the World War II Women’s Memorial Foundation.
—Karla Marie Sanford, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Pop Mart first launched Labubu as part of a blind-box collection in 2019 after licensing the character from Hong Kong-Dutch artist Kasing Lung, who created it for a picture-book series several years earlier.
—Elaine Yu, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
Its crystal-clear, nutrient-dense water, filtered through chalk and fed by numerous springs, creates a perfect aquatic ecosystem and the setting for a picture-book private house by the riverbank.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
Shirahama’s detailed etching and line work make the manga feel like an old picture book come to life, and her paneling and layouts are astonishingly detailed and gorgeous.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2026
Her friend and veteran advocate Dave Winters wrote a picture book about Krier, with half of the sales going towards the World War II Women’s Memorial Foundation.
—Karla Marie Sanford, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Picture-book.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/picture-book. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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