Predictable Books
Aardema, V. [1981]. (1996). Bringing the rain to Kapiti Plain: A Nandi Tale.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Also available in Braille and as an audio
recording.
Ahlberg, J., & Ahlberg, A. [1978]. (2002). Each peach pear plum: An “I spy”
story. Lexington, KY: Book Wholesalers. Also available in Braille, German,
Portuguese, and as an audio recording.
Alborough, J. [1992]. (2002). Where's my teddy? Cambridge, MA: Candlewick
Press. Also available in French, Spanish, and Welsh, and as an audio
recording. Big Book
Bang, M. [1983]. (1996). Ten, nine, eight. New York: Tupelo Books. Also
available in Braille, Sign Language, Spanish and as an audio recording. VHS
Baron, A. [1996]. (1997). Little Pig's bouncy ball. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick
Press.
Baron, A. [1996]. (1997). Red fox dances. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press.
Becker, J., & Cooney, B. (1973). Seven little rabbits. New York: Scholastic. Also
available in Braille, Spanish, and as an audio recording.
Boyd, L. (1993). Mouse in a house. Boston: Little, Brown.
Brown, M. W. [1947]. (2003). Goodnight moon. New York: HarperCollins
Children's Book Group. Also available in Braille, French, Hebrew, Hmong,
Japanese, Korean, Sign Language, Spanish, Swedish and as an audio
recording. VHS and Big Book
Bruss, D., & Beeke, T. (2001). Book! Book! Book! New York: Arthur A. Levine
Books.
Capucilli, A. S., & Arnold, T. [1995]. (1996). Inside a barn in the country. New
York: Scholastic. Also available in Braille and as an audio recording.
Carle, E. [1969]. (2003). The very hungry caterpillar. New York: Philomel. Also
available in Braille, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Gujarati, Hebrew,
Italian, Japanese, Somali, Vietnamese, and Welsh and as an audio recording.
VHS
Carle, E. [1990]. (2000). The very quiet cricket. New York: Penguin Putnam Books
for Young Readers. Also available as an audio recording and in Italian and
Japanese. VHS
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Carle, E. [1995]. (1999). The very lonely firefly. New York: Philomel Books. Also
available in Chinese and Japanese.
Carlstrom, N., & Degen, B. [1986]. (1996). Jesse bear, what will you wear? New
York: Simon & Schuster. Also available in Braille and as an audio
recording.
Christelow, E. [1989]. (1991). Five little monkeys jumping on the bed. New York:
Trumpet Club. Also available in Braille, Sign Language, and as an audio
recording. VHS
Roddie, S., & Cony, F. (1993). Chicken pox! Boston: Joy Street Books.
Depree, H., & Clark, T. (1991). The picnic. Bothell, WA: The Wright Group.
Fox, M. [1987]. (1998). Hattie and the fox. Orlando, FL: Harcourt Brace. Also
available in Indonesian, Japanese, and Spanish, and as an audio recording.
VHS
Galdone, P. [1968]. (1971). Henny Penny. New York: Clarion. Also available in
Japanese and as an audio recording.
Galdone, P. [1973]. (1995). The little red hen. New York: Scholastic. Also
available in Braille and Spanish and as an audio recording. VHS
Galdone, P. [1975]. (2001). The gingerbread boy. New York: Clarion Books. Also
available in Braille and as an audio recording. VHS
Gauarino, D., & Kellogg, S. [1989]. (1997). Is your mama a llama? New York:
Scholastic. Also available in Braille, Sign Language, Spanish, and as an
audio recording. VHS and Big Book.
Green, R., Pollock, Y., Scarffe, B., & Rendall, J. [1986]. (1995). When Goldilocks
went to the house of the bears. New York: Mondo. Also available in Braille
and as an audio recording.
Hayes, S., & Craig, H. [1995]. (2003). This is the bear and the bad little girl.
London: Walker. Also available in French and as an audio recording.
Hutchins, P. [1986]. (1996). The doorbell rang. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Also
available in Braille, Chinese, Portuguese, Sign Language, and Spanish and
as an audio recording. Big Book
Kalan, R., & Barton, B. [1981]. (2003). Jump, frog, jump! New York: Greenwillow
Books. Also available in Braille, Spanish and as an audio recording.
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Keats, E. J. [1962]. (2001). The snowy day. Bethany, MO: Fitzgerald Books. Also
available in Braille, and over 10 other languages and as an audio recording.
VHS.
Krauss, R., & Johnson, C. [1945]. (1993). The carrot seed. New York:
HarperFestival. Also available in Braille, Chinese, French, Hebrew, and
Spanish, and as an audio recording. Big Book and VHS
Lillegard, D., & Agge, J. [1989]. (2002). Sitting in my box. New York: McGrawHill. Also available in Braille.
Mazzone, K., & Reynolds, P. [1988]. (1995). A house for Hickory. New York:
Mondo Publishing. Also available in Braille.
Mathews, J., Robinson, F., & Natchev, A. [1994]. (1999). Nathaniel Willy, scared
silly. New York: Aladdin.
McBratney, S., & Barton, J. [1996]. (1997). The caterpillow fight. Cambridge,
MA: Candlewick Press. Also available as an audio recording.
Neitzel, S., & Parker, N. W. [1992]. (1995). The dress I'll wear to the party. New
York: Mulberry Books.
Neitzel, S., & Parker, N. W. [1989]. (1997). The jacket I wear in the snow. New
York: Mulberry Books. Also available in Braille and as an audio recording.
Big Book
Nikola-Lisa, W., & Palagonia, P. (1994). No babies asleep. New York: Macmillan.
Paparone, P. [1995]. (2000). Five little ducks: An old rhyme. Orlando, FL:
Harcourt.
Perkins, A., & Gurney, E. [1969]. (1998). Hand, hand, fingers, thumb. New York:
Random House. Also available as an audio recording.
Pinkwater, D. (1977). The big orange splot. New York: Scholastic. Also available
in Chinese.
Robart, R. [1986]. (1994). The cake that Mack ate. Toronto: Kids Can Press. Also
available in Braille. VHS
Rosen, M. & Oxenbury, H. [1989]. (2003). We're going on a bear hunt. New York:
Aladdin. Also available in Braille and 17 dual language editions, and as an
audio recording.
Seuss, Dr. [1968]. (2003). The foot book. New York: Random House. Also
available in Braille, Chinese, Hebrew, and as an audio recording. VHS
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Seuss, Dr. [1960]. (2004). Green eggs and ham. London: Walker. Also available in
Braille, Chinese, Dutch, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, and Spanish, and as an audio
recording. VHS, Computer software.
Slobodkina, E. [1940]. (1996).Caps for sale. New York: Harper Collins. Also
available in Braille, Chinese, Korean, and Spanish, and as an audio
recording. VHS and Big Book.
Snow, P., & Venezia, M. [1985]. (2000). Eat your peas, Louise! New York:
Scholastic. Also available in Spanish and as an audio recording. Big Book
Suteev, V., Aruego, J., Aruego, A., & Ginsburg, M. [1972]. (2001). The chick and
the duckling. New York: Macmillan. Also available in Braille, Chinese, and
as an audio recording.
Van Lann, N., & Russo, M. [1987]. (1995). The big fat worm. New York: Knopf.
Also available in French.
Voce, L. [1994]. (2000). Over in the meadow: A traditional counting rhyme.
Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press.
West, C. [1987]. (2001). "Not me," said the monkey. London: Walker.
West, C. [1996]. (1997). "Buzz, buzz, buzz," went bumblebee. Cambridge, MA:
Candlewick Press.
West, C. [1996]. (1997). "I don't care," said the bear. Cambridge, MA:
Candlewick Press.
*Westcott, N. (1987). Peanut butter and jelly: A play rhyme. New York: McGrawHill. Also available in Braille and as an audio recording. VHS
Westcott, N. [1988]. (2003). The lady with the alligator purse. New York: Little,
Brown & Co. Also available in Braille and as an audio recording.
Wheeler, J. (1985). The city mouse & the country mouse. CA: Dawn Sign Press.
Williams, R. (1994). I can write. Huntington Beach, CA: Creative Teaching Press.
Williams, R. (1995). Buttons, buttons. Huntington Beach, CA: Creative Teaching
Press. Also available in Spanish.
Williams, R. (1995). I see colors. Huntington Beach, CA: Creative Teaching Press.
Also available in Spanish.
Williams, S., & Vivas, J. [1989]. (2001). I went walking. Boston: Houghton
Mifflin. Also available in Spanish and as an audio recording.
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Williams, V. [1990]. (1997) “More, more, more,” said the baby. New York:
Tupelo Books. Also available in Braille.
Wood, A., & Wood, D. (1984). The napping house. San Diego, CA: Harcourt.
Also available in Braille, Portuguese, and Spanish, and as an audio
recording. Big Book and VHS
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