The Dictionary Story
Candlewick Press · Print & ebook · August 6, 2024
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- Who it’s for
- A playful picture-book tangle gives dictionary words a life beyond the page.
- Themes
- Words and storytelling, Friendship, Finding calm amid chaos
- Genres
- Books About Libraries, Alphabet Books, Funny Stories
Nearest books
Matched by what the books are about, then ordered by what their readers also loved. Most of these share its genre: Funny Stories.
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The Day the Crayons Made FriendsDrew Daywalt56% match
Shh! We Have a PlanChris Haughton53% match
Ten Rules of the Birthday WishBeth Ferry52% match
A New DayBrad Meltzer52% match
But Not the HippopotamusSandra Boynton52% match
HeartfeltElaine Vickers53% match
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From the award-winning creative team of Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston comes an enchanting and imaginative picture book certain to delight word lovers of any age. Dictionary wishes she could tell a story like other books. So one day, she decides to bring her words to life. How exciting it is to finally have an adventure on her very own pages! But what will she do when her characters collide and everything gets all in a jumble, causing the most enormous tantrum to explode?
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This isn’t what she wanted at all! Luckily her friend Alphabet knows exactly what to do and sings a song that brings calm and order to Dictionary’s pages once again.
Words In Motion
A playful picture-book tangle gives dictionary words a life beyond the page.
Come here for
- A story that turns words and alphabet into lively characters
- A gentle jumble of adventure, tantrum, and song
Expect
- Wordplay with an imaginative picture-book feel
- A return to calm after the characters collide
Where it sits
| Funny Stories | 70% |
|---|---|
| Books About Libraries | 64% |
| Alphabet Books | 52% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Alphabet Books
- Funny Stories
- Imagination & Play
- Authors
- Oliver Jeffers, Sam Winston
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- August 6, 2024
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Words and storytelling · Friendship · Finding calm amid chaos
- Reading lane
- Alphabet Books