storybook

[ stawr-ee-book ]

noun

1. a book that contains a story or stories especially for children.

adjective

1. idealized, romantic, or picturesque, as if from a book of stories:

   She lives in a storybook cottage on an island off the coast of Maine.

storybook

/ ˈstɔːrɪˌbʊk /

noun

1. a book containing stories, esp for children

adjective

1. unreal or fantastic

   a storybook world

Word History and Origins

Origin of storybook¹

First recorded in 1705–15; story ¹ + book

Example Sentences

Little is explained but much can be guessed about Rogowski’s character, whom the great German actor can’t help but make into a mesmerizing figure of storybook fragility.

From Los Angeles Times

And on Monday night, it culminated in what could be a storybook finish.

From Los Angeles Times

Trying to find a way of helping him deal with the process, Riley was later gifted the toy, alongside a storybook explaining why the bear has a stoma, by charity A Bear Named Buttony.

From BBC

Hand-picking each storybook, the pair says they are able to understand the market and the community’s needs so well because they encounter the same difficulties with their own bilingual families.

From Los Angeles Times

That's the concept behind The Plucky Squire, a new video game set inside - and outside - a storybook.

From BBC

Related Words

• dreamlike
• false
• fanciful
• hallucinatory
• illusory
• immaterial
• unbelievable