Julia's House for Lost Creatures - by Ben Hatke (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>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! Full color.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>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! <p/>The simple, sweet text of this picture book by <i>New York Times</i> Best-Selling <i>Zita the Spacegirl</i> author/illustrator Ben Hatke is perfectly balanced by his lush, detailed, immersive watercolor illustrations.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Hatke fills the comic-book-style, picture-book-sized pages with lovely watercolor illustrations of a menagerie of creatures . . . Imaginative tots will love Julia's resourcefulness and hospitality." --<i>Booklist</i> <p/>"From the author of <i>Zita the Spacegirl</i> comes an enjoyable blend of picture book, graphic novel, and fairy tale prose . . . The gentle flow of the story will draw in readers, and Julia's problem-solving will have them giggling as they nod along at her choices. A wonderful addition." --<i>School Library Journal</i> <p/>"Hatke steps from graphic novels (<i>Zita the Spacegirl</i>) to the picture-book format with aplomb, blending tropes from both worlds for a sweetly weird domestic adventure. Readers will want to move right in." --<i>Kirkus Reviews</i> <p/>"In his first picture book, Hatke (the <i>Zita the Spacegirl</i> series) crafts a funny, fantastical scenario with a girl hero in charge." --<i>Publisher's Weekly</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Ben Hatke</b> is the author of the beloved <i>Zita the Spacegirl</i> its sequel<i>, </i>the <i>New York Times</i> Best-Selling <i>Legends of Zita the Spacegirl, </i>and the #1 <i>New York Times </i>Best-Seller <i>Return of Zita the Spacegirl</i>. He has published comics stories in the Flight series as well as <i>Flight Explorer</i>. 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. <i>Julia's House for Lost Creatures</i> is his first picture book.</p>
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