Concept Books - Predictable Books List

Repetitive

A sentence or phrase is repeated.
Examples:

The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.

Repetitive-Cumulative

A word, sentence, or phrase is repeated in each episode. More is added to the sequence with each episode. Examples:

The House That Jack Built
I Know an Old Lady

Rhyming Patterns

Some combine rhyme and cumulative patterns.
Example:

Drummer Hoff by Barbara Emberly

Familiar Sequences

numbers, alphabet, months, days, colors, seasons.
Examples:

Over in the Meadow by Jack Ezra Keat
I Unpacked My Grandmother’s Trunk by Susan Ramsey Hoguet

 

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