The Dictionary Story by Oliver Jeffers

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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 8217's pages once again.

  • Product Features

    • Oliver Jeffers (Author)
    • Publisher: Candlewick Press
    • Publication Date: 08-06-2024
    • Page Count: 56
    • Hardcover
    • Age Range: 3-7 Years
    • Kids Picture Books
    • 11.1 (w) x 8(h) x 0.6 (d)
    • ISBN: 9781536235500
    • Imported

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10 months ago
from B&N Home Office

Adorable!

My daughter is still a little young for this one but I think I enjoyed it enough for the both of us. As with any Jeffers’ book the illustrations are adorable and I loved the concept of this story. Very unique and fun. Readers young and old will enjoy this one.

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11 months ago
from NC

Absolutely love it

Now this is quite an interesting and a bit quirky book. First of all the inside cover pages look like a dictionary (words in bold, pronunciation, and definition) but it isn't in alphabetical order. As you scan down a column of words you see that the bold words make up a sentence (with each word defined, but in a quirky, unusual, and interesting manner). Then the Dictionary Story actual starts with the idea that whilst other books tell an actual story, a dictionary doesn't even though it has ALL the WORDS used in a story. So one day the Dictionary decides to bring it's words alive for a story. Then in the midst of the "A" page, an Alligator breaks through the type fonts and the story emerges. (Of special note: the author/illustrator has the words virtually falling off the page from the destructive force of Alligator's bursting through.) As the story progresses through the pages, and the words from A to Z, Alligator sniffs a Donut that escapes and rolls just out of Alligator's bite. Well, you get the gist. This is a delightfully funny book. It has many opportunities for fun reading including reading the definitions of a plethora of words (bummer that the print is so small, but it's doable). I absolutely love this quirky book. I was provided a complimentary copy to facilitate a review. Opinions are mine, alone and are freely given.

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11 months ago
from B&N Home Office

Full of Humor and Heart

You know when you pick up an Oliver Jeffers picture book, you will be getting a top-notch, engaging story full of humor and heart. The Dictionary Story, created along with Sam Winston, will charm and entertain children and adults alike. Jeffers’ signature art shines. The book itself is beautiful; it makes a great gift for readers of any age.

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