Mr. Pottle, who oversees the town dump, cannot bear to destroy books, so he recycles them for the community to enjoy. When Mr. Pottle falls and the community's children deliver books to him to speed his recovery, they discover the book-loving dump man cannot read. A town full of willing tutors then teaches Mr. Pottle to read so he can fully enjoy his treasures. An enjoyable story, it also delivers a heartwarming message.

Lynn Plourde is the author of more than thirty children's books including Happy Birthday, Maine!, Baby Bear's Not Hibernating, Moose, of Course, and Lost Trail. Her books have received numerous awards, including a Lupine Honor, Maine Student Book Award, Maine Literary Award, and Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award. She lives in Winthrop, Maine.

Mary Beth Owens has illustrated numerous books for children and adults, including A Penny fora Hundred, which Smithsonian magazine selected for its annual list of Notable Books

for Children (1996); and The Story of the Sea Glass, which won the Maine Library Association's

Golden Trap Award in 2003. She lives in Walpole, Maine.