The closure of the Alaskan Way viaduct took had me looking for books. I found just one that looked interesting ... a sweet little picture book based on a true story: Charlie and the Viaduct, by Valerie White and pictures by A.J. Liuba. After a life of hard work, Charlie was retired. It was nice, at first, but he was bored. Nearby a viaduct was being built and while gravity could be used to get the stones down to the work site, it was hard for humans to drag the rail car back up the hill. Along comes Charlie!

Thanks to Seattle Reader I can do a post next Wednesday, too!

Reading Hermit With Dog