You Have Delivery

Uncle Charles and his nephew Theo work at the courier company “Lucky One”, the most reliable delivery service in the city. They value their impeccable reputation and take pride in their strict rules: never lose anything on the road, never break anything, never make mistakes, always arrive on time, and deliver packages with a smile.

But one day, they receive an unusual cargo: a cute shaggy gorilla named Chichi, who they are supposed to deliver to the zoo. From that moment, everything goes off plan. On the way, the gorilla escapes from her box and peels off the labels from other packages, making it impossible to figure out whose order is whose. She rides on one of the packages, squashing it into a pancake and ruining its contents. Additionally, the “Lucky One” truck breaks down, and delivering the next order right on time doesn’t work out.

Despite all this, Uncle Charles and Theo manage to befriend Chichi. After a whole day spent together, the gorilla becomes a full-fledged member of their team. Stopping in the evening at the zoo gates and looking at the sad gorilla, Uncle Charles and little Theo realize: she doesn’t want to live behind bars at all. What to do? Hand Chichi over to the zoo workers or sacrifice the company’s reputation to save a friend? Uncle Charles and Theo break almost all their rules, but that’s how they find the right solution – for compassion and kindness are above all.

This book raises quite profound questions, the answers to which are not always obvious, so there will definitely be something for adults and children to discuss here. For example, is it always good to be perfect and not make mistakes? How to deal with errors and missteps when they occur? Is it always necessary to strictly follow the rules, or are there situations when it’s worth being brave enough to break them?

Seline Clare is a contemporary French writer, the author of over 60 books and the mother of three children. Thomas Baas is an illustrator from Strasbourg. In his work, he combines modern graphics with the cozy retro-aesthetic of the mid-20th century.