These are the last of the picture books for a while. For some reason I am just not finding ones that I like. Tall Reader has noticed this, too, it's as if they've lost their charm and whimsey. (At least for us). So, look for new posts Monday and Friday for now, but not on Wednesday. :-)

Timber used to be a huge industry in the Pacific Northwest, and there was a whistle, one with a very loud sound, that announced certain times of the day for the mill, a whistle that became very well known in the area, and because of that would go on to another location once the timber mills closed. I thoroughly enjoyed this delightful, local story! Big Ole: a Timber Mill Whistle in Bellingham, written by Todd Warger, illustrated by Ellen Clark, and based on a story by Ruth Tabrah.

Hello Lighthouse, by Sophie Blackall is a charming book about the last keeper at a remote lighthouse before it was automated. Watch how he makes it his home, how supplies, and people, arrive, and how he provides a service no automated light can. Wonderful pictures.

Reading Hermit With Dog