Beautiful illustrations and fun characters with a sweet story. Can't complain about that!

Beautiful watercolor illustrations that kept my baby's attention and a cute, engaging storyline. Julia's house moves into town, but she is lonely and so posts a sign welcoming others to join her. Lots of whimsical creatures show up, which is great at first...but they turn out to be awful roommates (flashback to noisy and messy college roommates). Julia creates a chore chart (which sounds awful and pedantic and boring, but I swear it isn't) and helps everyone enjoy each other's company once more.

Give this to imaginative readers who will appreciate the detailed and magical illustrations and the quiet zaniness of the story. This will appeal to kids from infancy through about age 9.

Absolutely ADORED. I honestly don't understand how this book could have anything less than a five-star rating.

The story makes you smile; the illustrations are illuminating and I want to read this to all of the kids who come into the library!

ARC supplied by publisher via NetGalley

Julia takes in mythical friends like trolls, mermaids and gives them a house. Then they work together to make a home.

Review at: http://www.unleashingreaders.com/?p=4666

I am a huge fan of Zita the Spacegirl, and I was so happy to see that Ben Hatke had written a picture book. I truly enjoyed Julia’s House for Lost Creatures. The illustrations are so much fun, and the story was simple yet entertaining. Julia loves her new house, but she finds that she is lonely. So, she decides to open her home to any lost or lonely creatures that need a home. Soon, though, she finds that some rules need to be set up to ensure that her house runs smoothly.

Fun PB!

This is super cute, and I love Ben Hatke's illustration of magical creatures.