: 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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Dan Kelly
december 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Dec. 2025
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
Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Robert Burleigh’s work as an artist extended across the fields of poetry, oil painting, music and writing more than 50 children’s picture books in a career that began as a newspaper reporter.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
This graphic novel from the Lenexa picture-book author and illustrator is based on the experiences of his father, who fled Communist Cuba.
—Dan Kelly
december 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Dec. 2025
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
Noun
My mom had a book, like a picture book.
—Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Robert Burleigh’s work as an artist extended across the fields of poetry, oil painting, music and writing more than 50 children’s picture books in a career that began as a newspaper reporter.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Picture-book.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/picture-book. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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