diff --git a/packages/vira-book/src/element-book/all-element-book-entries.ts b/packages/vira-book/src/element-book/all-element-book-entries.ts
index 81fe4ffc..3ccbb141 100644
--- a/packages/vira-book/src/element-book/all-element-book-entries.ts
+++ b/packages/vira-book/src/element-book/all-element-book-entries.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 import {elementsBookPage} from './elements.book';
+import {ViraDropdownItemPage} from './entries/dropdown/vira-dropdown-item.element.book';
+import {dropdownPage} from './entries/dropdown/vira-dropdown.book';
+import {viraDropdownPage} from './entries/dropdown/vira-dropdown.element.book';
 import {iconsBookPage} from './entries/icons.book';
 import {viraButtonBookPage} from './entries/vira-button.element.book';
 import {viraCollapsibleBookPage} from './entries/vira-collapsible-wrapper.element.book';
@@ -9,12 +12,15 @@ import {viraLinkBookPage} from './entries/vira-link.element.book';
 
 export const allElementBookEntries = [
     elementsBookPage,
-
     iconsBookPage,
+    dropdownPage,
+
     viraButtonBookPage,
     viraCollapsibleBookPage,
+    ViraDropdownItemPage,
+    viraDropdownPage,
     viraIconBookPage,
     viraImageBookPage,
     viraInputBookPage,
     viraLinkBookPage,
-];
+].sort((a, b) => a.title.localeCompare(b.title));
diff --git a/packages/vira-book/src/element-book/entries/dropdown/vira-dropdown-item.element.book.ts b/packages/vira-book/src/element-book/entries/dropdown/vira-dropdown-item.element.book.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..22d18cb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/vira-book/src/element-book/entries/dropdown/vira-dropdown-item.element.book.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+import {BookPageControlTypeEnum, defineBookPage, definePageControl} from 'element-book';
+import {CSSResult, HTMLTemplateResult, html} from 'element-vir';
+import {ViraDropdownItem} from 'vira';
+import {dropdownPage} from './vira-dropdown.book';
+
+const examples: ReadonlyArray<{
+    title: string;
+    inputs?: typeof ViraDropdownItem.inputsType;
+    customStyle?: CSSResult;
+    customTemplate?: HTMLTemplateResult;
+}> = [
+    {
+        title: 'unselected',
+        inputs: {
+            label: 'my label',
+            selected: false,
+        },
+    },
+    {
+        title: 'selected',
+        inputs: {
+            label: 'my label',
+            selected: true,
+        },
+    },
+    {
+        title: 'with custom child',
+        inputs: {
+            label: 'custom child',
+            selected: true,
+        },
+        customTemplate: html`
+            <b>This is custom</b>
+        `,
+    },
+];
+
+export const ViraDropdownItemPage = defineBookPage({
+    title: ViraDropdownItem.tagName,
+    parent: dropdownPage,
+    controls: {
+        Selected: definePageControl({
+            controlType: BookPageControlTypeEnum.Dropdown,
+            initValue: '',
+            options: [
+                '',
+                'all',
+                'none',
+            ],
+        }),
+        Label: definePageControl({
+            controlType: BookPageControlTypeEnum.Text,
+            initValue: '',
+        }),
+    },
+    elementExamplesCallback({defineExample}) {
+        examples.forEach((example) => {
+            defineExample({
+                title: example.title,
+                stateInitStatic: {
+                    selected: example.inputs?.selected || [],
+                },
+                renderCallback({controls}) {
+                    const finalInputs: typeof ViraDropdownItem.inputsType = {
+                        label: controls.Label || example.inputs?.label || '',
+                        selected: controls.Selected
+                            ? controls.Selected === 'all'
+                            : !!example.inputs?.selected,
+                    };
+
+                    if (example.customTemplate) {
+                        return html`
+                            <${ViraDropdownItem.assign(finalInputs)}>
+                                ${example.customTemplate}
+                            </${ViraDropdownItem}>
+                        `;
+                    } else {
+                        return html`
+                            <${ViraDropdownItem.assign(finalInputs)}></${ViraDropdownItem}>
+                        `;
+                    }
+                },
+            });
+        });
+    },
+});
diff --git a/packages/vira-book/src/element-book/entries/dropdown/vira-dropdown.book.ts b/packages/vira-book/src/element-book/entries/dropdown/vira-dropdown.book.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..545ade5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/vira-book/src/element-book/entries/dropdown/vira-dropdown.book.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import {defineBookPage} from 'element-book';
+import {elementsBookPage} from '../../elements.book';
+
+export const dropdownPage = defineBookPage({
+    parent: elementsBookPage,
+    title: 'Dropdown',
+});
diff --git a/packages/vira-book/src/element-book/entries/dropdown/vira-dropdown.element.book.ts b/packages/vira-book/src/element-book/entries/dropdown/vira-dropdown.element.book.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..05bfa91f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/vira-book/src/element-book/entries/dropdown/vira-dropdown.element.book.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+import {isTruthy} from '@augment-vir/common';
+import {BookPageControlTypeEnum, defineBookPage, definePageControl} from 'element-book';
+import {CSSResult, html, listen} from 'element-vir';
+import {ViraDropdown, ViraDropdownOption, allIconsByName} from 'vira';
+import {dropdownPage} from './vira-dropdown.book';
+
+const exampleDropdownOptions: ReadonlyArray<Readonly<ViraDropdownOption>> = [
+    {
+        label: 'Option 1',
+        id: 1,
+    },
+    {
+        label: 'Option 2',
+        id: 2,
+    },
+    {
+        label: 'Option 3',
+        id: 3,
+    },
+    {
+        label: 'Really really super duper long option',
+        id: 4,
+    },
+    {
+        label: 'Really really super duper long option',
+        id: 5,
+    },
+    {
+        label: 'Really really super duper long option',
+        id: 6,
+    },
+    {
+        label: 'Really really super duper long option',
+        id: 7,
+    },
+    {
+        label: "Really really super duper long it just keeps going because it's so long option",
+        id: 8,
+    },
+];
+
+const examples: ReadonlyArray<{
+    title: string;
+    inputs?: Partial<typeof ViraDropdown.inputsType>;
+    customStyle?: CSSResult;
+}> = [
+    {
+        title: 'default',
+    },
+    {
+        title: 'disabled',
+        inputs: {
+            isDisabled: true,
+        },
+    },
+    {
+        title: 'multi select',
+        inputs: {
+            isMultiSelect: true,
+        },
+    },
+    {
+        title: 'long selection',
+        inputs: {
+            selected: [8],
+        },
+    },
+    {
+        title: 'with custom template',
+        inputs: {
+            selected: [8],
+            options: [
+                ...exampleDropdownOptions,
+                {
+                    id: 42,
+                    label: 'custom template',
+                    template: html`
+                        <select>
+                            <option selected>NESTED SELECT!!!</option>
+                            <option>this is a terrible idea</option>
+                            <option>pls don't do this</option>
+                        </select>
+                    `,
+                },
+            ],
+        },
+    },
+    {
+        title: 'with disabled item',
+        inputs: {
+            selected: [8],
+            options: [
+                ...exampleDropdownOptions,
+                {
+                    id: 42,
+                    label: 'this is disabled',
+                    disabled: true,
+                },
+            ],
+        },
+    },
+    // {
+    //     title: 'forced open',
+    //     inputs: {
+    //         z_debug_forceOpenState: true,
+    //         selected: [1],
+    //     },
+    // },
+];
+
+export const viraDropdownPage = defineBookPage({
+    title: ViraDropdown.tagName,
+    parent: dropdownPage,
+    controls: {
+        Selected: definePageControl({
+            controlType: BookPageControlTypeEnum.Dropdown,
+            initValue: '',
+            options: [
+                '',
+                ...exampleDropdownOptions.map((option) => option.label),
+            ],
+        }),
+        Prefix: definePageControl({
+            controlType: BookPageControlTypeEnum.Text,
+            initValue: '',
+        }),
+        'Force State': definePageControl({
+            controlType: BookPageControlTypeEnum.Dropdown,
+            options: [
+                '',
+                'force open',
+                'force closed',
+            ],
+            initValue: '',
+        }),
+        'Multi Select': definePageControl({
+            controlType: BookPageControlTypeEnum.Dropdown,
+            options: [
+                '',
+                'all',
+                'none',
+            ],
+            initValue: '',
+        }),
+        Icon: definePageControl({
+            controlType: BookPageControlTypeEnum.Dropdown,
+            initValue: '',
+            options: [
+                '',
+                ...Object.keys(allIconsByName),
+            ],
+        }),
+        Disabled: definePageControl({
+            controlType: BookPageControlTypeEnum.Dropdown,
+            options: [
+                '',
+                'all',
+                'none',
+            ],
+            initValue: '',
+        }),
+    },
+    elementExamplesCallback({defineExample}) {
+        examples.forEach((example) => {
+            defineExample({
+                title: example.title,
+                stateInitStatic: {
+                    selected: example.inputs?.selected || [],
+                },
+                renderCallback({state, updateState, controls}) {
+                    const finalInputs: typeof ViraDropdown.inputsType = {
+                        options: example.inputs?.options || exampleDropdownOptions,
+                        selected: controls.Selected
+                            ? [
+                                  exampleDropdownOptions.find(
+                                      (option) => option.label === controls.Selected,
+                                  )?.id,
+                              ].filter(isTruthy)
+                            : state.selected,
+                        buttonPrefix: controls.Prefix || example.inputs?.buttonPrefix,
+                        isDisabled: controls.Disabled
+                            ? controls.Disabled === 'all'
+                            : example.inputs?.isDisabled,
+                        icon: controls.Icon
+                            ? allIconsByName[controls.Icon as keyof typeof allIconsByName]
+                            : example.inputs?.icon,
+                        isMultiSelect: controls['Multi Select']
+                            ? controls['Multi Select'] === 'all'
+                            : example.inputs?.isMultiSelect,
+                        z_debug_forceOpenState: controls['Force State']
+                            ? controls['Force State'] === 'force open'
+                            : example.inputs?.z_debug_forceOpenState,
+                    };
+
+                    return html`
+                        <${ViraDropdown.assign(finalInputs)}
+                            ${listen(ViraDropdown.events.selectedChange, (event) => {
+                                updateState({selected: event.detail});
+                            })}
+                        ></${ViraDropdown}>
+                    `;
+                },
+            });
+        });
+    },
+});