Julia's House for Lost Creatures -- Ben Hatke, Hardcover

When Julia and her walking house come to town, she likes everything about her new neighborhood except how quiet it is So Julia puts a sign up: Julia's House for Lost Creatures. Soon she's hosting goblins, mermaids, fairies, and even a dragon. Quiet isn't a problem anymore for Julia...but getting her housemates to behave themselves is

The simple, sweet text of this picture book by New York Times Best-Selling Zita the Spacegirl author/illustrator Ben Hatke is perfectly balanced by his lush, detailed, immersive watercolor illustrations.

Author: Ben Hatke
Publisher: First Second
Published: 09/02/2014
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 8.75h x 11.34w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781596438668
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 170349 / Julia's House for Lost Creatures

Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/07/2014
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2014
Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview 08/15/2014 pg. 51
School Library Journal 09/01/2014 pg. 105
Booklist 09/15/2014 pg. 59
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2015

About the Author

Ben Hatke is the author of the beloved Zita the Spacegirl its sequel, the New York Times Best-Selling Legends of Zita the Spacegirl, and the #1 New York Times Best-Seller Return of Zita the Spacegirl. He has published comics stories in the Flight series as well as Flight Explorer. In addition to writing and drawing comics, he also paints in the naturalist tradition and, occasionally, performs one-man fire shows. Hatke lives and works in the Shenandoah Valley with his wife and their boisterous pack of daughters. Julia's House for Lost Creatures is his first picture book.