These books are examples of stories that build upon the repetition of a phrase.
"Predictable books are those which, by virtue of the book's pattern, children can successfully anticipate the next word or next sentence. Their predictability encourages participation and engages children's minds. Often, these books make heavy use of rhyme or repetition." - Ready for Reading (Juvenile Parent/Teacher Resource Room - J 372.58 Bi)
Journeying through a dark, dark house, a black cat surprises the only inhabitant of the abandoned residence.
Both good and bad luck accompany Mabel as she tries to get across her island to her new home.
Baby Bear and Grandbear build with blocks, play in the sandbox, water the garden, and share a book.
On a cold winter night many animals gather to party in the cave of a sleeping bear, who then awakes and protests that he has missed the food and the fun.
Brief text and illustrations describe some of the little things that big things love.
A child relates a long list of things he would do before he'd say boo to a goose.
Children see a variety of animals, each one a different color, and a teacher looking at them.
Follows the adventures of a very young boy and his pet cat throughout a typical da
January to December, anytime is the right time to eat chicken soup with rice.
Little Mouse is busy helping his family five days of the week, but he gets to play with them on weekends.
Rabbit's dancing saves his friends from becoming Fox's supper.
Dirty Larry is never clean except when he is in the shower.
A mouse searches everywhere for a friend.
Flying ghosts and jogging giants are just two of the ten very good reasons a little girl makes up so she won't climb out of her window in the middle of the night
A little girl goes for a walk, greeting many animals on her way and meeting someone who becomes a new friend.
Juliette gathers her toys together in preparation for bedtime.
An unobservant zookeeper is followed home by all the animals he thinks he has left behind in the zoo.
A little bunny bids goodnight to all the objects in his room before falling asleep.
A young boy encounters all sorts of cats while searching for the one he lost.
A mother duck leads her brood around the pond as she searches for one missing duckling.
Various animals look for the cunning crocodile, not realizing he is right under their noses.
A bear demonstrates the right and wrong ways to put on shirt, pants, cap, and shoes.
The friendship of Joe the Bear and Sam the Mouse blossoms when they find something they both like to do.
During the course of a walk, a young boy identifies animals of different colors.
A young boy who wishes for the return of dinosaurs imagines how useful they would be.
Various animals contend for the honor of being considered the king of the woods, but it is not always the largest who is the strongest.
Simple rhyming text describes a day in the life of two babies as they greet the day, go to the zoo with their mothers, and return home at night.
Readers learn about numbers and colors as a lively kitten visits the barnyard asking mother animals about their babies.
Oliver and Mucky Duck, a duck who lives in the garden pond, have trouble staying clean because they love to do things like playing football and painting.
At first Titus the dog has trouble discovering exactly what his job is on the farm, but then a fox's approach to the chicken coop helps him understand how valuable he is.
Three owl babies whose mother has gone out in the night try to stay calm while she is gone.
A cumulative tale in verse about a mysterious stranger that interrupts a family's daily routine.
"Puff, puff, chugga, chugga here comes the little train...the little train ends up holding many big passengers!"
Lost and lonely, a little bear embarks on a rather perilous sailing venture, but winds up with his heart's desires realized.
A girl trying to get a little bug off her knee enlists the aid of a series of increasingly larger animals.
A little ant and her friend enjoy a day together, dining on the nectar of a yellow flower, sailing on a leaf, and dancing in the rain.
A young child and nine stuffed animals fall asleep, one by one, after playing a series of games.
The Baby Blue Cat loves to say "no" to everything from Mama Cat's delicious supper to a bedtime story.
A peddler sets out to find a shiny silver dollar for his dear darling daughter.
Two little trains, one streamlined, the other old-fashioned, puff, puff, puff, and chug, chug, chug, on their way West.
Terror spreads through the jungle as animals hear the news that rough, tough Big Bro is coming.
Webster J. Duck turns to several animals when he tries to find his mother.
A little mouse runs away from home to find a "nicer" family, but when darkness comes, he misses them and realizes how much he loves them.
A dialogue between two speakers, one of whom must keep insisting on an interest in the color red, introduces that hue as well as green, blue, yellow, and others.
A mother and daughter discover and identify animal footprints in the snow on an intimate walk through their farm.
A boy imagines himself living in various animals' homes, then decides his own warm house and cozy bed are just right for him.
Describes how various animals walk, from the wiggle waggle of a duck to the boing, boing, boing of a kangaroo.
Mothers and fathers, teachers and jugglers -- everyone's aboard the night train. They're all sleepyheads, ready for bed, ready to ride the train to tomorrow. But the train won't go until wide-awake William shuts his eyes, too...
While Flora visits the zoo with her father, not only does she look at the animals but some of them turn to look at her.
