: a book that consists wholly or chiefly of pictures
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Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 31 Mar. 2023
Cereza and the Lost Demon is easy to fall in love with as a magical picture-book that deviates into the macabre side of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland.
—Joshua Khan, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2023
Shot mainly in Colombia, with some Texas locations as well, the feature brims with verdant, rolling terrain and picture-book skies.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2023
What came to mind was not the city itself, but the many gelatos that Falconer’s spunky picture-book heroine Olivia eats before and after her family’s travails on their sinking gondola while in the Italian city.
—Idra Novey, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2023
The Guache look of the film provides a grounding reality while also allowing for flights of fancy and a surreal picture-book tone.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2023
Kristina Behr, Parents, 27 Mar. 2024
This picture book includes hilarious rhymes every kid will love.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2024
In the colorful picture book, the monkey explains to children the Islamic month of sacrifice marked by fasting and prayers that begins Sunday, March 10, and concludes Tuesday, April 9.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2024
As Diggs explains with his own caption, their blunt plea is a reference to the famously snarky picture book, Go the F--- to Sleep.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2024
Mendes, who shares two daughters with Gosling, 43, recently announced her new picture book, titled Desi, Mami & the Never-Ending Worries, out Sept. 17.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
Honestly, picture books are works of art and should be appreciated and enjoyed by all ages.
—USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
Visually, Stéphanie Clement seems to be inspired by the comforting drawings of preschool picture books, suggesting amid the golden memories — a redheaded girl recalls visits to her grandparents’ house in the country — that a threat could be lurking just off-screen.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 4 Mar. 2024
Here are a few quiet picture books to help youngsters relax at bedtime.
—Wendy Dunn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
Adjective
The spread of literacy, newfangled methods of production and an almost mystical efflorescence of creativity combined to produce superb and lasting works of picture-book art.
—Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 31 Mar. 2023
Cereza and the Lost Demon is easy to fall in love with as a magical picture-book that deviates into the macabre side of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland.
—Joshua Khan, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2023
Shot mainly in Colombia, with some Texas locations as well, the feature brims with verdant, rolling terrain and picture-book skies.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2023
What came to mind was not the city itself, but the many gelatos that Falconer’s spunky picture-book heroine Olivia eats before and after her family’s travails on their sinking gondola while in the Italian city.
—Idra Novey, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2023
The Guache look of the film provides a grounding reality while also allowing for flights of fancy and a surreal picture-book tone.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2023
Noun
Her new picture book, titled Desi, Mami & the Never-Ending Worries, hits shelves September 17, 2024.
—Kristina Behr, Parents, 27 Mar. 2024
This picture book includes hilarious rhymes every kid will love.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2024
In the colorful picture book, the monkey explains to children the Islamic month of sacrifice marked by fasting and prayers that begins Sunday, March 10, and concludes Tuesday, April 9.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2024
As Diggs explains with his own caption, their blunt plea is a reference to the famously snarky picture book, Go the F--- to Sleep.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2024
Mendes, who shares two daughters with Gosling, 43, recently announced her new picture book, titled Desi, Mami & the Never-Ending Worries, out Sept. 17.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
Honestly, picture books are works of art and should be appreciated and enjoyed by all ages.
—USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
Visually, Stéphanie Clement seems to be inspired by the comforting drawings of preschool picture books, suggesting amid the golden memories — a redheaded girl recalls visits to her grandparents’ house in the country — that a threat could be lurking just off-screen.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 4 Mar. 2024
Here are a few quiet picture books to help youngsters relax at bedtime.
—Wendy Dunn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
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“Picture-book.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/picture-book. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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