My Library, When the Waters Have Run.

A new Quest -- I will read a book from every shelf in the OTHER Renton Library. Renton Highlands!

So, I have a Quest to read all the books in my local library. This quest was slowed down by the pandemic (which closed the library), and then there was a leak or something and my library is closed for repairs. But I hear from my librarian insiders that the repairs are severely backordered because of Supply Chain Issues. 

So I guess I will restart my quest in my CURRENT local library, which is actually now probably just as close to me as the old one. 

Sections

I'm starting in the children's corner, because there is nothing like fast results to get me motivated. I'm going to close my eyes and grab a book from each picture book section. My library organizes pictures books by theme, so I'll do a theme a week. By the way, thank goodness my kids aged out of this section before they went into this theme organization, because I'm still rather confused by it.

Then I'll move into middle grade books, and then decide how to approach the geometry of the adult shelves. 

Children's Picture Books:

Very Young

• I Am a Little Monkey, Francois Crozat. 
• Stick!, Andy Pritchett. 
• Peep and Egg: I'm Not Taking a Bath, Laura Gehl. 

Things That Go:

• Fire Truck Dreams, Sharon Chriscoe
• Otis and the Puppy, Loren Long

Stories:

• Lyric McKerrigan, Secret Librarian, Jacob Sager Weinstein
• The Not So Quiet Library, Zachariah OHora
• Singing Away the Dark, Caroline Woodward.
• In Plain Sight, Richard Jackson
• Peanut Butter & Cupcake, Terry Border

Sparkly

• The Birthday Queen, Audrey Wood
• Every Cowgirl Needs Dancing Boots, Rebecca Janni

Science and Nature

• Dig In, Cindy Jenson-Elliott. 
• My Rainy Day Rocket Ship, Markette Sheppard
• Pomelo Begins to Grow, Ramona Badescu & Benjamin Chaud. (MISSHELVED! This book is labeled SCIENCE AND NATURE but it is under RHYMES AND SONGS. Although why it is science when it's clearly philosophical I don't know)(On further investigation, I'm doing this backwards, and Science and Nature has one shelf on one side and two on the other)

Rhymes and Songs

• Marsupial Sue Presents "The Runaway Pancake", John Lithgow

Our World

• Nino Wrestles the World, Yuyi Morales
• Crane Boy, Diana Cohn

Life Issues

• Welcome to Bobville, Jonah Winter
• Mr Wayne's Masterpiece, Patricia Polacco
• In Our Mother's House, Patricia Polacco (I had already red this, so I grabbed another)
• The Buddy Bench, Patty Brozo
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Feelings

• Very Grumpy Day, Stella Jones
• Parachute, Danny Parker (this was excellent)

Famous Friends

• Mr Lazy, Roger Hargreaves
• Arthur and the Baby, Marc Brown
• Amelia Bedelia's First Apple Pie, Herman Parish

Dinosaures

• If a T Rex Crashes Your Birthday Party, Jill Esbaum
• Dinosaur Vs The Library, Bob Shea

Concepts

• What Sound Is Morning, Grant Snider
• The Oliphant, Jess Brallier
• Ten on the Sled, Kim Norman

Bedtime

•  Pete the Cat and the Bedtime Blues, Kimberly & James Dean

Animals

• The Best Worst Poet Ever, Lauren Stohler
• It's Duffy Time!, Audrey Wood
• Little Mouse's Big Secret, Eric Battut
• Sterling, Best Dog Ever, Aidan Cassie
• Pokko and the Drum, Matthew Forsythe
• The Crocodile Under the Bed, Judith Kerr
• Sally's Snow Adventure, Stephen Huneck
• Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm, Jerdine Nolen.

Easy Readers

• Berenstain Bears Inside Outside Upside Down, Stan Berenstain
• Charlie the Ranch Dog: Stuck in the Mud, Ree Drummand
• Journey to Pluto, Drummer D. Brown.
• Pizza Mouse, Michael Garland
• Dear Dragon Goes to the Dentist, Margaret Hillert
• Search For the Spyglass, Melissa Lagronegro
• Phonics Comics: Spooky Sara, Melanie Marks
• The Bears Upstairs, Jane Belk Moncure
• Fancy Nancy and the Delectable Cupcakes, Jane O'Connor
• Mr. Putter and Tabby Hit the Slopes, Cynthia Rylant
• Nate the Great and the Fishy Prize, Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
• Emmett's Pig, Mary Stolz
• There Is A Bird On Your Head, Mo Willems
• Pig Wig, Harriet Ziffert

Easy Nonfiction

• Winning Well, Katie Peters
• At the Gurdwara, Shalini Vallepur
• Don't Waste Your Food, Deborah Chancellor
• My First Book of French Words, Katy R. Kudela
• Explore Mercury, Liz Milroy
• Stars Before Bedtime, Claire Grace & Dr Jessamy Hibberd
• Let's Talk About Animals, Harriet Blackford (PROBABLY MISSHELVED!) 
• Weather Words And What They Mean, Gail Gibbons
• Pipsqueaks, Slowpokes, and Stinkers, Melissa Stewart
• I See Sea Food, Jenna Grodzicki
• A Place for Turtles, Melissa Stewart
• Beavers, Emily K Green
• Honey Badgers, Margo Gates
• Gorillas, Gail Gibbons
• Deep Sea Dive (Magic School Bus), Samantha Brooke
• Zee Grows a Tree, Elizabeth Rusch
• Saving Stella: A Dog's Dramatic Escape From War, Bassel Abou Fakher
• Easter Hunt, Clever Publishing
• B Is For Baller, James Littlejohn
• Soccer, Tessa Kenan
• Great Explorers, James Buckley Jr. 
• This Is My State, Lisa Bullard

Easy Biography

• Because Claudette, Tracey Baptiste
• Nelson Mandela, Kadir Nelson
• Put Your Shoes On & Get Ready, Raphael Warnock
• Preaching to the Chickens: John Lewis, Jabari Asim
• Fabulous Flying Machines of Alberto Santos Dumont, Victoria Griffith

Fairy Tales

• The Little Red Hen: An Old Fable, Heather Forrest
• Adventures of Achilles, Hugh Lupton
• Through the Water Curtain and Other Tales From Around the World, Cordelia Funke
• The Tortoise and the Hare, Allison Richie
• The Cat With Seven Names, Tony Johnston

Holiday Stories

• Dinosaur Vs Santa, Bob Shea

Children's Audio CDs

• The Journey of Little Charlie, Christopher Paul Curtis
• Tin, Padraig Kenny 
• A Handful of Stars, Cynthia Lord
• Children of the Stone City, Beverley Naidoo
• Six Children and a Stuffed Cat, Gary Paulsen
• The Creeping Shadow, Jonathan Stroud 
• Sammy Keyes and the Powers of Justice Jack, Wendelin Van Draanin 
• Eugene Returns!, AIO Team

Childrens Music

• Lullabies, Laurie Burkner
• Country Music Lullabies, Vol 1
• Country Goes Raffi
• Daddy-O-Daddy, Woodie Guthrie
• Triathlon, Rollie Polie Guacamole
• Here Comes Science, They Might Be Giants
• A Child's Hanukkah, Jewish Wedding Band
• Science Fair
• Lullabies From Around the World, Beijing Angelic Choir
• Lullaby Tribute to Taylor Swift
• Disney Villains: Simply Sinister Songs
• Rough Guide to World Lullabies
• Kids Bop 26

Skipping Children foreign languages 

Skipping Children’s Movies

Children’s Graphic Novels

• Sea Sirens, Amy Chu
• Peter and Ernesto, Sloths in the Night, Annabelle Graham
• Kid Beowulf:the Rise of El CID, Alexis E. Fajardo
• Pirate Penguin Vs Ninja Chicken 1: Troublems With Frenemies, Ray Friesen