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storybook

[stawr-ee-book] / ˈstɔr iˌbʊk /


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And the warrant of their inventive or fictive nature is precisely their peculiar storybook scenography.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

In a news release, a museum spokesperson said Mull’s work “upsets any storybook picture of perfection” and resists nostalgia while acknowledging its allure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

But this is only a memory — a child’s version of an experience, filmed with all of the bright colors and simple setups of an illustration in a storybook.

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026

He named it Avalon after the storybook world of King Arthur, he told Architectural Digest in 2004.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

Or storybook pirates or fairy-tale witches—those were the worst disasters Maximilian could imagine.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

And for the families in receipt of the storybooks, the impact has been invaluable.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Other than the storybooks and other signs of K-12 clientele, the facilities wouldn’t be out of place at a nice university, and that includes the sloping lecture hall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

The family now has the space to eat together, and a room where Craig can read Lois' storybooks to their children.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025

Thus, the majority in Mahmoud contends that storybooks like Uncle Bobby’s Wedding abridge free exercise by exerting a “coercive pressure” that undermines the plaintiffs’ ability to raise their children as they wish.

From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2025

The little girl, who was only seven at the time, had learned to read from her uncle’s storybooks and been closer to him than any other member of the family because of her prophesying powers.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende


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