Suddenly, condemned arch-swindler Moist von Lipwig found himself with a noose around his neck and dropping through a trapdoor into ... a government job? By all rights, Moist should be meeting his maker rather than being offered a position as Postmaster by Lord Vetinari, supreme ruler of Ankh-Morpork. Getting the moribund Postal Service up and running again, however, may prove an impossible task, what with literally mountains of decades-old undelivered...

A little girl misses someone so much that she wraps herself up like a package and sends herself through the mail.

After Liam writes to his mailbox, asking for more mail, he gets his wish, but soon he realizes that sending mail is even more fun than receiving it.

A tour of the busy work that takes place at post offices is depicted through the journey of a lost package that receives a little help reaching its destination, proving that distance cannot keep loved ones apart.

A relatable story about facing fears and giving others a second chance follows the experiences of a young girl who dreads being waited on by a postal worker she believes to be cranky and mean, before a kind decision transforms her perspective.

In this rhyming story, a paper envelope travels through the U.S. mail system and then, is recycled. It becomes a page in another book by Brodsky, My bent tree, a story about forest conservation and human ecology. The envelope is thrown into new situations and grows in an unique way. Includes discussion questions for teachers, parents and children.