Behold! A package transported on the shells of snails

Not everything moves like Johannes, at the speed of light. Some things move less at the pace of a dog, and more at the pace of a shelled gastropod gliding along on a trail of mucin. That is, some things—often, the very best things—arrive by snail mail, and the package pictured above is perhaps the finest example of this great truth.

A group of fourth graders at Hillendale Elementary School mailed their drawings, their original song lyrics, their proposed epilogues, their hand-crafted bookmarks, their questions, their ideas, and their own stories all the way from Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania to San Francisco, California. It is a treasure to behold their work, and so we are sharing it so that you can, too. A gigantic thank you to Ms. Fahey and her reading group for creating and mailing this wondrous package!

Would you like to write to the author? To write a letter to Dave Eggers, mail it to 849 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94110. He loves receiving mail the old fashioned way and answers every letter.