: fairy-tale
a storybook romance
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Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
Maude & the Bear, located inside a storybook 1926 Montgomery Ward kit house in Staunton, Virginia, has been whimsically recreated as a modern restaurant and inn.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2025
This quality is on display in his portrayal of Frank, a 1950s husband who can’t figure out why his seemingly storybook life with beautiful wife April (Kate Winslet) has left him so miserable.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Tru Washington made a storybook return to the University of Miami basketball team on Saturday afternoon.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
Maude & the Bear, located inside a storybook 1926 Montgomery Ward kit house in Staunton, Virginia, has been whimsically recreated as a modern restaurant and inn.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
There’s magic to be found near and far this time of year, from storybook Christmas markets to vintage trains winding through the snowy Alps.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2025
This quality is on display in his portrayal of Frank, a 1950s husband who can’t figure out why his seemingly storybook life with beautiful wife April (Kate Winslet) has left him so miserable.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Storybook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/storybook. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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