Allen, Pamela. Who Sank the Boat? Putnam, 1990. ISBN 0-698-20679-7
A cow, a pig, a sheep, and a mouse enter a boat from biggest to smallest. Each passenger tips the boat and causes it to sit lower in the water. The question is repeated and answered after each animal gets into the boat.
Brett, Jan. Town Mouse, Country Mouse. Putnam, 1994. ISBN 0-399-22622-2This rendition of the common folktale contrasts two lifestyles and the pattern is clear.
Brown, Margaret Wise. Goodnight Moon. Illustrated by Clement Hurd. HarperCollins, 1947. ISBN 0-06-020706-XThis classic has been around so long that we tend to take it for granted, but the repetitive text that exactly fits the pictures makes it an ideal pattern book.
Carle, Eric. Rooster's Off to See the World. Picture Book Studios,1991. ISBN 0-88708-0421 The pattern of animals joining and leaving the procession is similar to that in many folktales.
Carle, Eric. The Tiny Seed. Picture Book Studio, 1991. ISBN 0-88708-015-4It's fall and the seeds are being blown along by the wind. One tiny seed survives to flower and scatter its seeds to the wind.
Hopkinson, Deborah. Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt. Illustrated by James Ransome. Random, 1993. ISBN 0-679-82311-5A young slave stitches a quilt with a map pattern that will lead her to freedom.
Hutchins, Pat. Rosie's Walk. Simon and Schuster, 1968. ISBN 0-02-745850-4
Rosie, the hen, takes a leisurely walk around the barnyard, not heeding the fox whom she foils at every turn. The illustrations are full of unusual patterns, and predicting what will happen next to the fox brings students to the plot's pattern.
Martin, Bill Jr and Archambault, John. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. Illustrated by Lois Ehlert. Simon & Schuster, 1989. ISBN 0-671-67949-XAnimated letters climb the tree in alphabetical order. The pattern is in the rhythmic chant and in the alphabetical order.
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