After the words in Morris Lessmore's journal are blown away in a storm, he is given a book by a lovely but mysterious lady. The book encourages him to follow him into a building where all of the books contained there were in disarray which Morris quickly set out to correct, take care of them, and share the books with the townspeople while continuing to write in his own book. After many years pass, Morris finishes his book and bids farewell to his beloved books as he is taken up into the sky like the lovely lady he'd met so many years ago. When a little girl appears in the bookroom, Morris's book flies up to her and she begins to read.