elliemay1, do you think "Character assessment male animal" could be Pattern Book ? (character assessment = trait, or pattern) and book (sounds like buck, as in a buck and a doe).
http://www.educationoasis.com/curriculum/Reading/glossary_reading_terms.htm
pattern books: Also referred to as predictable books. Books which use repetitive language and/or scenes, sequences, episodes. Predictable books allow early readers to predict what the sentences are going to say, thereby increasing enjoyment and helping to build vocabulary.