How to Use picture book in a Sentence

picture book

noun
  • Chinese like to see their food options, so the menu looks like a picture book.
    Jessica Meyers, latimes.com, 25 May 2018
  • From picture books, to board books for babies, to easy readers for kids who are just starting to read on their own.
    Gianna Annunzio, chicagotribune.com, 25 June 2018
  • The play is based on Tammy Sauer's award-winning picture book of the same name.
    Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 12 June 2018
  • After reading picture books about kittens, Koko asked for a pet kitten of her own.
    Kevin Kelleher, Fortune, 22 June 2018
  • There are river otter toys, picture books, stuffed animals, socks, t-shirts and even artwork.
    Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 May 2018
  • In this wordless picture book, Dog rescues a puppy at a construction site.
    Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 May 2018
  • This lovely picture book encourages children to explore the nature of love.
    Amy Dickinson, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2018
  • Seashore, barnyard, outer space – what’s the best setting for the picture books that your favorite young reader will be enjoying this summer?
    Monitor Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 June 2018
  • Exciting news! @mrdrewscott and @mrsilverscott are releasing their first-ever children’s picture book!
    Taylor Seely, USA TODAY, 6 June 2018
  • Director Webster says one challenge in creating the piece was finding a way to flesh out a slim picture book for kids into a full-length musical.
    James Hebert, sandiegouniontribune.com, 29 June 2018
  • But very few readers know the story behind the picture book or its nature-loving creator, Janell Cannon of Carlsbad.
    Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, 1 July 2018
  • There is also the possibility that using lyrics as text reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of how a picture book works.
    Nell Beram, New York Times, 2 July 2018
  • All these generic-looking, CGI-heavy psychedelic environs have been seen before in other (better) sci-fi movies and picture books.
    Tomris Laffly, Variety, 12 Sep. 2024
  • In the bedroom was a teddy bear; on the floor, the pages of a picture book were crisped and sooty.
    Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2022
  • The Biden picture book from his trip abroad has been a paean to friendship.
    Washington Post, 15 June 2021
  • Noodle the pug will grace the pages of his own picture book this summer.
    NBC News, 19 Jan. 2022
  • The view of M Street was like one out of a Boston summer picture book.
    Andrew Brinker, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2022
  • Graziano and Noodle will star in a picture book to spread that message.
    NBC News, 19 Jan. 2022
  • The picture book is just one of Tatum's ongoing projects.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE.com, 31 Aug. 2020
  • Any children’s book may have a shot at the Newbery, and any picture book, at the Caldecott.
    Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 28 Jan. 2022
  • The little picture book features a small boy with red hair and rosy cheeks who goes for a walk and gets lost.
    Cary Aspinwall, Dallas News, 2 Aug. 2019
  • All Aboard the Potty Train, a rhyming picture book for preschoolers.
    courant.com, 24 Mar. 2022
  • Now, Reynolds is delving into the world of picture books.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2023
  • In the pecking order of picture books, Robert McCloskey’s have been at the top of the heap for almost 80 years.
    Elisabeth Egan, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2023
  • At 48 pages, this is longer than the standard picture book, which helps give it an epic feeling.
    Tegan Tigani, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Dec. 2021
  • In mid-April, fans were thrilled to learn about the actor's plans to publish a picture book called Just Because.
    Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 6 Aug. 2023
  • The film-turned-franchise is loosely based on the 1990 fantasy picture book of the same name by William Steig.
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 21 July 2022
  • Young and old can peruse this picture book as the months get colder and be imbued with pride.
    chicagotribune.com, 7 Sep. 2020
  • Admission for up to four people is $17.99 plus tax and includes a copy of the picture book.
    Carole Goldberg, courant.com, 4 Sep. 2019
  • That’s the message of four delightful picture books that will inspire, delight, and entertain young readers and their caregivers.
    Husna Haq, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2024

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