"Sunrise Elementary School had a big problem. Their new librarian, Miss Lotta Scales, was a real dragon." Miss Lotta is so consumed with her responsibility to the books that she is determined not to let any children near them. "She kept a fiery eye out to make sure no one removed any books from the shelves.... The very thought of sticky little fingers touching and clutching, pawing and clawing, smearing and tearing her precious books just made her hot under the collar."
Not even sweet Miss Lemon, the kindergarten teacher, could convince Miss Scales that "the library belongs to the children." Fortunately, Molly Brickmeyer wanders into the library and begins reading aloud ("Snuff the Magic Dragon," of course). The children cautiously gather around her, then Miss Lotta Scales's scales begin to fall, and the library dragon is quietly transformed into Miss Lotty, librarian and storyteller. However, she retains some of her dragon qualities. For, as Deedy says, "Every librarian has to be a little bit of a dragon - or else, WHO WOULD GUARD THE BOOKS?"

"Sunrise Elementary School had a big problem. Their new librarian, Miss Lotta Scales, was a real dragon." Miss Lotta is so consumed with her responsibility to the books that she is determined not to let any children near them. "She kept a fiery eye out to make sure no one removed any books from the shelves.... The very thought of sticky little fingers touching and clutching, pawing and clawing, smearing and tearing her precious books just made her hot under the collar."
Not even sweet Miss Lemon, the kindergarten teacher, could convince Miss Scales that "the library belongs to the children." Fortunately, Molly Brickmeyer wanders into the library and begins reading aloud ("Snuff the Magic Dragon," of course). The children cautiously gather around her, then Miss Lotta Scales's scales begin to fall, and the library dragon is quietly transformed into Miss Lotty, librarian and storyteller. However, she retains some of her dragon qualities. For, as Deedy says, "Every librarian has to be a little bit of a dragon - or else, WHO WOULD GUARD THE BOOKS?"