storybook
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The saga of tiny things abounds in children's rhymes, songs, storybooks and protected collections.
a book containing a story or collection of stories intended for children.
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We're on a misty riverbank, with lush, flowering trees and towering 'storybook' castles in the background.
Sir Malcolm was a charismatic, 'storybook' figure, who combined fierce ambition with a playful sense of adventure - as his expedition in 1926 to find buried treasure on the Cocos Islands showed.
it was a 'storybook' finish to an illustrious career
Do you own a twee, high-ceilinged, airy old-fashioned 'storybook' home near York that you plan to leave for a few days next month?
Movies often portray this same 'storybook' image - that falling in love is really just that: falling, out of control, toward that one person who is meant to be with you and you alone.
Days disappeared in a flurry of sea and sand and the evenings became 'storybook' forays to find a beach where we could barbecue sausages and toast marshmallows.
And, in 'storybook' fashion, he recovered sufficiently to play a starring role as England claimed the World Cup in 1999.
This study provides students a clear example of how technological choices are not the 'storybook' cases of perfected innovations replacing hopelessly outclassed traditional methods.
It was the perfect ending to a 'storybook' season, that saw the 17-year-old Russian dethrone Williams at Wimbledon to become the darling of the tennis world.
Ilsa too is fresh-faced, much less mysterious in her motives; only Victor's 'storybook' idealism is chiefly unaffected by the full lighting.
Just five years after the triumphant New York to Paris flight, his 'storybook' life began to unravel when his infant son was kidnapped.
The Dodgers' 'storybook' season ended in defeat at the hands of the Yankees.
The more time I spend with J, the more he becomes my role model… he's successful beyond belief, and throughout his 'storybook' journey has remained gracious, down to earth and friendly.
Much of the credit for crafting the team's 'storybook' season has gone to the coach, who demanded and got a superhuman work ethic from his players as they knocked off division leaders three times to advance to the final.
Another thing that I cannot stand are the other kids my age who are the 'storybook' image of what perfect is supposed to be.
Our culture is also to blame, Huston says, for perpetuating the myth of 'storybook' romance, which is more likely to doom a marriage than strengthen it.
it was a 'storybook' finish to an illustrious career
After all, they reasoned, the tall ceilings, deep moldings, and 'storybook' wraparound front porch made the house a good candidate for remodeling.
In August 1972, her father's failed attempt to overthrow King Hassan brought an abrupt end to nineteen-year-old Malika's 'storybook' youth.
In short, she was your everyday, run of the mill, 'storybook' best pal - like the friends you get in Enid Blighton books or Disney films.
Pantano also boasts a 'storybook' life: After serving in the Marines as an enlisted man and graduating from New York University, he embarked on careers on Wall Street and then as a TV producer.
It was a charming wedding, filled with 'storybook' happiness and, nine months later, I arrived.
I read 'storybooks' and poetry, not at all the things that would possibly appear in the exams.
I also inherited one of my teacher's daughter's collection of 'storybooks' .
But they will not experience the joy of playing indoor and outdoor games and reading 'storybooks' .
We loaded the car up with snacks, comics, some 'storybooks' and a selection of toys in order to keep up Zachery's interest.
The saga of tiny things abounds in children's rhymes, songs, 'storybooks' and protected collections.
Maybe you'll land a gig as a helper at the daycare center or volunteer to read 'storybooks' in the children's library.
Rose proudly held her new rag doll up for everyone to see, while Adam carefully pocketed his toy soldiers to protect them from his brother and examined his 'storybooks' .
Have a box of 'storybooks' with you: fairy tales, Bible stories, etc.
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