Julia’s House Moves On

Julia has quite an interesting house. It has become a home for all manner of lost and unusual creatures. But the house is getting restless and everyone can tell that it feels it is time to move on. Everyone seems to feel it’s time, too. No one is acting in their usual way. The goblins are cranky. The mermaid sighs. Julia has a plan and begins to pack up. But the house starts moving. The turtle on which it is built heads for the sea and floats away. Julia tells everyone she has a plan. But her plan doesn’t work, nor does the next plan. Everyone floats away. However, there is a big surprise for Julia. Everyone worked together to find a way to make things right.

Author and illustrator Ben Hatke has written a sweet story filled with fun and magical imagination. The real highlight of this book are the enchanting illustrations, which are filled with delightful details. Youngsters will want to spend a lot of time looking at the illustrations, finding all the fun in them. This is a book that little ones will ask for over and over.