Name: The Dictionary Story
ISBN: 9781536235500

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

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

Book Details

Authors: Oliver Jeffers, Sam Winston
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: August 6, 2024
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Dictionaries · Vocabulary & Spelling
Reading lane: Dictionaries

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Publisher Categories

Alphabet Books
Funny Stories
Imagination & Play

About This Book

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? Th...

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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? 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.