the dictionary story

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.

Praise for The Dictionary Story:
The creators of A Child of Books are back with another charming work of metafiction. . . . Unimaginable care has been taken with the very real handmade books that visibly bookend the story. . . . Meanwhile, pages are filled to the brim with tiny details for eyes both young and old to find and enjoy. . . . With hijinks and hilarity hidden on every page, this is a sweet, strange, wordy tale bound to delight all who pick it up.
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“This unique picture book upends the nature of a dictionary — words in alphabetical order — when Dictionary decides she wants to not just be a list but tell a story. Be careful what you wish for. The Dictionary Story is absurd, surreal, hilarious, and utterly charming. Kids will enjoy the humor, the illustrations, the mayhem, and they'll relate to the singalong solution Dictionary comes up with to get things back in order.”
—Common Sense Media